ALRN - Aileron Therapeutics Announces CEO Transition | Benzinga
Current President and Chief Operating Officer, Brian Windsor, Ph.D., appointed Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Windsor to lead Aileron into a new era focused on advancing a pipeline of first-in-class medicines for orphan pulmonary and fibrosis diseases
WALTHAM, Mass., March 12, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aileron Therapeutics, Inc. ("Aileron") (NASDAQ:ALRN), a biopharmaceutical company advancing a novel pipeline of first-in-class medicines to address significant unmet medical needs in orphan pulmonary and fibrosis indications, today announced that current President and Chief Operating Officer, Brian Windsor, Ph.D., has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and will join the Board of Directors, effective March 11, 2024. Dr. Windsor succeeds Manuel Aivado, M.D., Ph.D., who has stepped down as CEO and will continue to serve on the Company's Board of Directors. The transition follows the Company's acquisition of Lung Therapeutics, Inc. ("Lung") in October of last year.
"It has been a privilege to lead Aileron and I am proud to have worked alongside so many dedicated and passionate colleagues committed to transforming patient's lives," said Dr. Aivado. "I am excited to continue my journey with Aileron as a member of the Board and to support the Company through its next chapter under Brian's capable leadership."
Dr. Windsor has previously served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Aileron since October 2023. Prior to Aileron, he served as President, CEO and director of Lung. He has also served as Chief Science Officer and Director of TFF Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a public biopharmaceutical company that Lung spun out into an independent company, for which Dr. Windsor had previously provided consulting services in the areas of science and technology. Before his position at Lung, he served as President of Enavail, LLC, a specialty pharmaceutical manufacturing company, where he oversaw all aspects of the company's pharmaceutical drug development. Before joining Enavail, he directed portfolio company management for Emergent Technologies, Inc., an early-stage technology venture creation and management company, where he served as Managing Director or President for ten portfolio companies. Dr. ...