IPSEF - Mirati Therapeutics appoints industry veteran David Meek as new CEO
Mirati Therapeutics (MRTX +4.9%) has reached a four-month high amid a series of catalysts, including the appointment of the industry veteran David Meek as the new CEO. Mr. Meek will assume duties as the CEO and will join the company board effective immediately, Mirati (NASDAQ:MRTX) said in an announcement. The outgoing CEO Charles M. Baum will continue to head the R&D function of the company and remain as a board member. Mr. Meek, a former CEO of Ipsen (OTCPK:IPSEF) (OTCPK:IPSEY), has over thirty years of industry experience. He most recently served as president, CEO, and a board member of FerGene, a company focused on developing a gene therapy for bladder cancer. The announcement of leadership transition comes a day after Mirati (MRTX) demonstrated positive data for adagrasib as monotherapy and in combination with cetuximab in patients with heavily pretreated colorectal cancer having the KRASG12C mutation.
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Mirati Therapeutics appoints industry veteran David Meek as new CEO