Y-mAbs Appoints Seasoned Biopharma Executive Peter Pfreundschuh as Chief Financial Officer
02 July 2024 - 6:05AM
Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Y-mAbs”) (Nasdaq:
YMAB), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the
development and commercialization of novel radioimmunotherapy and
antibody-based therapeutic products for the treatment of cancer,
today announced the appointment of Peter Pfreundschuh as Chief
Financial Officer, effective June 28, 2024. Mr. Pfreundschuh will
report to Mike Rossi, President and Chief Executive Officer.
“Y-mAbs is at a critical inflection point as we
continue to gain U.S. commercial traction with DANYELZA® while
simultaneously advancing the development of our differentiated
Self-Assembly DisAssembly Pretargeted Radioimmunotherapy, or
SADA-PRIT, technology platform,” said Mr. Rossi. “With Peter on
board as our new U.S.-based Chief Financial Officer, we believe we
are in a strong position to make strategic decisions that will
serve our mission of improving the lives of patients with cancer
and other serious diseases. Peter brings a wealth of leadership
experience across the healthcare sector with deep experience in
developing and commercializing novel pharmaceutical products, and
we are excited to welcome him to our team.”
Mr. Pfreundschuh previously served as Chief
Financial Officer at Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. Prior to Voyager,
Mr. Pfreundschuh served as Chief Financial Officer, Head of
Business Development at Frequency Therapeutics, Inc., and before
that, he served as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Compliance
Officer and Corporate Secretary at UroGen Pharma Ltd. He also
served in executive roles at Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Immunomedics, Inc. and Circulite, Inc. Earlier, Mr. Pfreundschuh
held progressively senior roles across Finance, Commercial
Operations, and Business Development at Johnson & Johnson and
AstraZeneca. He began his career as an auditor at Ernst &
Young, LLP. Mr. Pfreundschuh currently serves on the Board of
Directors of NorthStar Medical Technologies, LLC, the parent
company of NorthStar Medical Radioisotopes, LLC. He graduated from
Rutgers University School of Business with a Bachelor of Science in
Accounting and earned a Master of Business Administration from
Rider University. Mr. Pfreundschuh is a Certified Public Accountant
in the State of New Jersey.
“I am thrilled to join the Y-mAbs team during
this pivotal time for the company,” said Mr. Pfreundschuh. “With a
solid financial foundation fueled by the growing commercial success
of DANYELZA® on a global scale, I believe Y-mAbs is well positioned
to further advance our SADA-PRIT technology platform and materially
change the way we think about and use radiopharmaceutical therapies
to improve patient lives. I look forward to working closely with
the executive leadership team and others across the organization as
we continue to build upon the great success at Y-mAbs.”
Mr. Pfreundschuh will be based in Y-mAbs’ New
York and New Jersey offices.
About Y-mAbs Y-mAbs is a
commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the
development and commercialization of novel, radioimmunotherapy, and
antibody-based therapeutic cancer products. The Company’s
technologies include its investigational Self-Assembly DisAssembly
(“SADA”) Pretargeted Radioimmunotherapy Platform (“PRIT”) and
bispecific antibodies generated using the Y-BiClone platform. The
Company’s product pipeline includes the anti-GD2 therapy DANYELZA®
(naxitamab-gqgk), the first FDA-approved treatment for patients
with relapsed or refractory high-risk neuroblastoma in the bone or
bone marrow after a partial response, minor response, or stable
disease to prior therapy.
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regarding matters that are not historical facts, may constitute
“forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of
the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements include, but are not limited
to, statements about the Company’s expectation that, with its new
Chief Financial Officer, it is in a position to make strategic
decisions that will serve its mission of improving the lives of
patients with cancer and other serious diseases; the future of the
Company’s business, including with respect to expansion and its
goals; the promising future of the Company; expectations with
respect to the Company’s products and product candidates, including
potential territory expansion of DANYELZA and the potential market
opportunity related thereto and the advancement and potential
benefits thereof, and the potential of the SADA Technology and
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actual results of the Company’s restructuring plan and revised
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Company’s development work; cost and success of the Company’s
product development activities and clinical trials; the risks of
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failure to receive approval of its drug candidates; the risks
related to commercializing any approved pharmaceutical product
including the rate and degree of market acceptance of product
candidates; development of sales and marketing capabilities and
risks associated with failure to obtain sufficient reimbursement
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third parties including for conduct of clinical testing and product
manufacture; the Company’s inability to enter into partnerships;
the risks related to government regulation; risks related to market
approval, risks associated with protection of the Company’s
intellectual property rights; risks related to employee matters and
managing growth; risks related to the Company’s common stock, risks
associated with macroeconomic conditions, including the conflict
between Russia and Ukraine and sanctions related thereto, the state
of war between Israel and Hamas and the related risk of a larger
regional conflict, inflation, increased interest rates, uncertain
global credit and capital markets and disruptions in banking
systems; and other risks and uncertainties affecting the Company
including those described in the "Risk Factors" section included in
the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2023, the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for
the quarter ended March 31, 2024 and future filings and reports by
the Company. Any forward-looking statements contained in this press
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undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement,
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
DANYELZA® and Y-mAbs® are registered trademarks
of Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.
Investor Contact:Courtney DuganVP, Head of
Investor Relationscdu@ymabs.com
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