AXGN - Axogen Announces Transition of Finance Team Leadership | Benzinga
ALACHUA, Fla. and TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 06, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Axogen, Inc. (NASDAQ:AXGN), a global leader in developing and marketing innovative surgical solutions for peripheral nerve injuries, today announced the appointment of Mr. Nir Naor as Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. A senior finance executive with more than 20 years of experience primarily in the life sciences industry, he replaces Peter Mariani, who will depart Axogen following a brief transition period. The move aligns the executive team with the Company's financial management and investor relations needs going forward as Axogen focuses on continued revenue growth across both business categories while driving toward being cash flow positive and profitable.
"We determined with the Board of Directors that a change to our finance team leadership was in Axogen's best interests as our strategic focus evolves," said Karen Zaderej, the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Pete was integral in helping us build Axogen and our platform for product manufacturing and sales growth. We are grateful to him for his contributions as a dedicated member of our team. Looking ahead, we are confident that Nir brings strategic commercial and operational expertise to Axogen that is important to our next phase of growth and commercial execution."
"I am impressed by Axogen's unique offering, market leadership, and potential. I am excited to join the Company and leverage my experience to support it in its growth and trajectory towards profitability," said Mr. Naor.
Mr. Naor has diverse finance and operations leadership experience with public and private pharma, life sciences, and medtech companies worldwide. In previous roles, he managed global organizations with up to $2.5 billion in sales and built top-performing finance & accounting, IR, legal, contracting & pricing, IT, and big data analytics functions. Mr. Naor has served as the CFO of Arbor Pharmaceuticals and supported its strategic pivot. He was also the CFO U.S. / Americas of Mölnlycke Healthcare, where he played a pivotal role in its growth and profitability improvement and was the founder of UCB's global Portfolio Management and Resource Allocation function, as well as the company's U.S. CFO. Earlier in his career, he held several finance leadership positions with AstraZeneca, served as a financial consultant and investment banker, worked as an auditor with KPMG, and practiced commercial law. He continues to advise and serve as a board member for emerging life sciences and technology companies.
Mr. Naor holds a Master of Business Administration from IMD Business School in Switzerland, a ...