CMPS - Leadership updates

Compass Pathways plc (NASDAQ:CMPS), a biotechnology company dedicated to unlocking urgently needed new treatment options in mental health care, announced the appointment of Kelley Boucher as Chief People Officer, effective today. This appointment strengthens the Compass executive team as the company continues to scale in support of its mission to bring the first classic psychedelic treatment to the field of psychiatry. In this role, Ms. Boucher will oversee the Company’s people strategy, with an initial focus on guiding its planned evolution towards the launch of COMP360 psilocybin, subject to FDA approval, in the first half of 2027. "We are thrilled to welcome Kelley to our executive tea

NEW YORK, Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- USA News Group News Commentary - In biotech, the gap between a promising drug and a commercial success is often bridged by a single thing: the operator who has done it before. Helus Pharma (NASDAQ:HELP) (Cboe CA: HELP), a clinical-stage company developing novel treatments for depression and anxiety, has just brought in exactly that kind of operator, appointing Michael Halstead, the former President of Intra-Cellular Therapies, as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. The move lands months before the company's first pivotal Phase 3 data readout, and it places Helus alongside a cohort of companies working to modernize psychiatric treatmen

WALTHAM, Mass., June 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kailera Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on elevating the next era of obesity care, today announced the appointment of Kathleen Tregoning as Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. "We are delighted to welcome Kathleen to our leadership team as we advance our late-stage clinical trials in obesity and navigate the rapidly evolving obesity treatment landscape," said Ron Renaud, President and Chief Executive Officer of Kailera. "Kathleen is a seasoned executive with deep experience helping biopharmaceutical companies build trust, navigate complexity, and engage stakeholders around a shared mission. Her strategic per

Compass Pathways plc (NASDAQ:CMPS), a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, today announced the election of Kathleen Tregoning to its Board of Directors at the annual general meeting of shareholders. Ms. Tregoning is expected to serve on the Compensation and Leadership Development Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. She brings extensive experience guiding biopharmaceutical companies through periods of growth and transformation, with expertise spanning corporate strategy, external affairs, public policy and patient access. "With two successful Phase 3 trials meeting the primary endpoint, a

Compass Pathways plc (NASDAQ:CMPS), a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation announced today it is entering into a strategic collaboration with HealthPort, a multi-site comprehensive community health organization. HealthPort employs an integrated model centered around social determinants of health and this collaboration will help inform the potential delivery of COMP360 synthesized psilocybin treatment in underserved communities, if FDA approved. This agreement with HealthPort expands the set of collaborations that Compass has established representing a broad spectrum of settings where people living with treatment resistant depression (TR

New executive appointment made ahead of pivotal study results, potential regulatory approval and subsequent commercialization of investigational COMP360 psilocybin treatmentLatest of several key executive team hires, rounding out team to take Compass through phase 3 and beyond LONDON, June 26, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Compass Pathways plc (NASDAQ:CMPS) ("Compass"), a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, today announced the appointment of Lori Englebert as Chief Commercial Officer, effective July 8, 2024. She will be based in the company's New York City office. Lori brings multifaceted experience in global ph

LONDON, Dec. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Compass Pathways plc (NASDAQ:CMPS) ("Compass"), a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, today announced that it has appointed Teri Loxam as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective the beginning of March 2024. She will be based in the company's New York City office. Teri will serve as an advisor during the period leading up to her appointment as CFO.  Teri brings to Compass deep and extensive strategic experience working for publicly traded companies, in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors, and beyond. She joins the company from Gameto, where she was CFO and played a

LONDON, Sept. 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- COMPASS Pathways plc (NASDAQ:CMPS) ("COMPASS"), a biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, today announced the appointment of Daphne Karydas to its Board of Directors, effective September 18, 2023. Ms. Karydas is President and Chief Financial Officer at Flare Therapeutics Inc., a privately held biotechnology company targeting transcription factors to discover precision medicines for cancer and other diseases. "Daphne is an ideal match for the COMPASS Pathways Board of Directors as we progress our phase 3 COMP360 psilocybin program in treatment-resistant depression and our phase

Matthew Owens appointed General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer; Lars Wilde, Chief Business Officer and Co-founder, to move into senior advisory role London, UK – 16 December 2021        COMPASS Pathways plc (NASDAQ:CMPS) ("COMPASS"), a mental health care company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, announced today that it has appointed Matthew Owens as General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer. Mr Owens will join COMPASS on 1 February 2022. The company also announced that Lars Wilde, President, Chief Business Officer and Co-founder, will be moving into a senior advisory role with COMPASS from 1 January 2022. Matthew O

London, UK - 3 December 2021 COMPASS Pathways plc (NASDAQ:CMPS) ("COMPASS"), a mental health care company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, announced that it has appointed Michael Falvey as Chief Financial Officer, replacing Piers Morgan when he leaves the company, as previously announced, at the end of the year. Michael Falvey is highly experienced in delivering financial and operational excellence in public and private growth companies. He joins COMPASS most recently from Karyopharm Therapeutics, where he led the financial strategy and prepared the financial infrastructure to support commercial operations as the

      London, UK – 21 July 2021         COMPASS Pathways plc (NASDAQ:CMPS) ("COMPASS"), a mental health care company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, announced that it has appointed Danielle Schlosser PhD as Senior Vice-President, Clinical Innovation. Dr Schlosser will lead COMPASS's Therapy Research and Training team, bringing her clinical experience in behavioural health and experience in digital health innovation. Danielle Schlosser joins COMPASS from Verily Life Sciences, a sister company to Google, where she was Behavioural Health Lead, overseeing the launch of several products including digital measurement capabilities and

COMPASS Pathways appoints Wayne J Riley MD to its Board of Directors London, UK – 1 April 2021         COMPASS Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS) (“COMPASS”), a mental health care company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, announced today that it has appointed Wayne J Riley MD to its Board of Directors. Dr Riley is President of the State University of New York (SUNY) Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, where he holds tenured professorships in internal medicine, and health policy and management. A primary care physician and an academic, he has more than 25 years of experience encompassing clinical and academic medicine, rese

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Catalio Capital Management, LP (Catalio), a multi-strategy life sciences investment firm, has today announced the launch of their Credit Opportunities strategy to expand the scope of the firm’s investments across the biomedical technology industry and meet the growing demand for non-dilutive growth capital within the sector. The Catalio Credit Opportunities strategy seeks to provide senior-secured structured credit to breakthrough biomedical companies, targeting well-capitalized, pre-cashflow businesses with significant support from institutional investors. The strategy will be led by Co-Portfolio Managers John Henry Iucker and Robert Snyder. Mr. Iucker

ATLANTA, Jan. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 2020 was a banner year for investors in psychedelic companies as investors in Mind Medicine (MindMed) Inc. (OTCQB: MMEDF), 20/20 Global, Inc. (OTC: TWGL), Compass Pathways (NASDAQ: CMPS), and Numinus Wellness Inc. (OTC: LKYSF) saw their money triple and even quadruple. Psychedelic stocks are in a fast moving sector characterized by companies many analysts would consider speculative and overpriced; however, it is our opinion many psychedelic companies will continue to defy the rules of investing and bulldoze their way to higher prices in 2021. New leaders may emerge, but the reason for this increased interest in psychedelics is improved mental heal