IRVING, Texas, March 24, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:RETA) (“Reata” or the “Company”) today announced the appointment of David Chapman as Vice President, Marketing.
Mr. Chapman joins the company with over 25 years of biopharmaceutical sales, marketing, and market access experience. Over the past decade, he served in leadership roles at Relypsa, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Pfizer. During his tenure at Boehringer Ingelheim, Mr. Chapman served as the Global Marketing lead for an interferon-free asset for hepatitis C and led Global Market Access activities across a broad range of therapeutic areas such as oncology, respiratory diseases, Alzheimer’s disease, and diabetes. Most recently, Mr. Chapman served as the Director of Managed Markets at Relypsa where he led a team of National and Regional Account Managers that gained new or improved access for Veltassa for over 50 million lives.
“We are pleased to welcome David to the role of Vice President, Marketing,” said Dawn Bir, Reata’s Chief Commercial Officer. “David brings a wealth of both strategic and tactical experience in both marketing and market access, which are critical areas to the commercial success of Reata. He is ideally suited to help lead the commercial development of our brands and important collaborations with key stakeholders.”
Mr. Chapman received a B.S. in Management from Auburn University, Auburn, AL.
About Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc., is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops novel therapeutics for patients with serious or life-threatening diseases by targeting molecular pathways involved in the regulation of cellular metabolism and inflammation. Reata’s two most advanced clinical candidates (bardoxolone methyl and omaveloxolone) target an important transcription factor, called Nrf2, to restore mitochondrial function, reduce oxidative stress, and resolve inflammation.
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