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Compass Pathways Board Chair And Co-Founder George Goldsmith And Co-Founder Ekaterina Malievskaia Step Down From Board Of Directors, Effective March 29, 2024

Author: Benzinga Newsdesk | March 28, 2024 08:09am

Compass Pathways plc (NASDAQ:CMPS) ("Compass"), a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, today announced that Board Chair and co-founder George Goldsmith and fellow co-founder Ekaterina Malievskaia have resigned their seats on the company's board of directors, effective March 29, 2024.

 

David Norton, lead independent director on the Compass board of directors, will become interim chair. Compass is running a global search for a permanent board chair, focused on recruiting a leader with a strong background in the biotechnology sector and broad strategic experience across the product lifecycle.

"When we started Compass eight years ago, we could not have imagined how the company would grow and mature," said George Goldsmith, outgoing board chair of Compass Pathways. "The company is on a strong, positive trajectory to develop psilocybin treatment under Kabir Nath's principled leadership. My commitment to transforming mental health care is unwavering. It is time to turn my attention to the next phase of making this vision a reality for patients, providers and health systems independent of any particular treatment modality."

"Everyone has a story, and too often this story includes the shortcomings of existing treatments and the pain and frustration of navigating the system," said Ekaterina Malievskaia. "I step down from the board convinced that the company is in good hands and on the right track financially, in its programs, and in preparation for a potential commercial launch to bring treatments to those in need. Innovation in mental health care remains as important to me as it was ten years ago, and I plan to continue to apply my experience and knowledge to the field."

"George and Katya leave an enduring legacy at Compass Pathways and across the field of mental health care," said David Norton. "Their leadership and compassion for people living with difficult-to-treat mental health conditions, their commitment to rigor and evidence, and their focus on ensuring broad and equitable access to innovation in mental health have moved us closer to achieving the vision they set when they launched the company: a world of mental wellbeing. Thanks to their leadership, Compass is in a strong position as it continues to execute its phase 3 program in treatment-resistant depression. We wish them all the best as they move into the next phase of their careers and continue their efforts to transform mental health care."

George and Ekaterina co-founded Compass Pathways in 2016. George served as Chief Executive Officer of the company from its founding until August 1, 2022, when Kabir Nath assumed the role. Ekaterina served as Chief Innovation Officer until she stepped down from her executive role in June 2023. This transition is a natural evolution as Compass has matured as a public company and progresses through late-stage clinical development and into commercial preparations.

Key accomplishments of their tenure at the company and on the board include:

  • Building a mission driven, multi-disciplinary team of people committed to changing the patient experience of mental health care
  • Achieving Breakthrough Therapy Designation from the US Food and Drug Administration and Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway designation in the UK for COMP360, Compass's proprietary formulation of synthetic psilocybin, in treatment-resistant depression (TRD)
  • The design, launch and completion of the largest study of psilocybin ever conducted, the results of which were published in the New England Journal of Medicine and laid the groundwork for the company's phase 3 program in TRD
  • Several rounds of successful financing, including a successful initial public offering on NASDAQ in September 2020
  • The establishment of key partnerships, including the Centre for Mental Health Research and Innovation in collaboration with King's College London (KCL) and the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

     

David Norton is a former Company Group Chairman of Global Pharmaceuticals for Johnson & Johnson. He began his career with J&J in 1979 and held several positions across the company, including Company Group Chairman, Worldwide Commercial and Operations for the CNS/internal medicine franchise, Company Group Chairman for the pharmaceutical businesses in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and Company Group Chairman for the pharmaceutical businesses in North America. He has been a member of the Compass board of directors since 2018, serving as lead independent director. He also serves on the board of directors of Forepont Capital.

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