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Ms. Lawver, former Chief Commercial Officer of Dexcom and Global Vice President at Johnson & Johnson responsible for billion-dollar Immunology and Cardiovascular & Metabolism Portfolios over her 20-year career
Mr. Durso led biopharmaceutical company focused on liver disease as former CEO of Intercept Pharmaceuticals, previously oversaw multiple blockbuster franchises including cardiovascular and diabetes during 22-year tenure at Sanofi
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 25, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Altimmune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALT), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced the expansion of its Board of Directors with the appointments of Teri Lawver and Jerry Durso.
“We are thrilled to welcome Teri and Jerry to our Board as we move into late-stage clinical development for pemvidutide and begin preparing for the transition to a pre-commercial-stage organization,” said Vipin K. Garg, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Altimmune. “Teri’s deep expertise leading large organizations and global portfolios in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and other therapeutic areas coupled with Jerry’s extensive leadership experience in biopharmaceutical commercialization and corporate strategy, particularly in liver disease, will be invaluable as we continue advancing the pemvidutide franchise. Teri and Jerry have overseen late-stage development, approvals and launches of multiple products during their distinguished careers. The breadth and depth of their executive and commercialization expertise will enhance our talented Board and will help guide the continued execution of our strategic vision to develop and commercialize pemvidutide.”
Teri Lawver is an accomplished healthcare executive with nearly 30 years of experience across the pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer health technology sectors. She most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Dexcom (Nasdaq: DXCM), where she led global commercial strategy and operations, including the launch of the industry’s first over-the-counter glucose biosensor. Prior to Dexcom, she spent two decades at Johnson & Johnson in a series of senior leadership roles spanning strategy, commercialization and executive management, including serving as Global Vice President for Janssen’s Cardiovascular & Metabolism therapeutic area and subsequently Worldwide Vice President for the Immunology business at Janssen Pharmaceuticals, where she had global commercial responsibility for Janssen’s $16 billion immunology portfolio and pipeline. Earlier in her career, she was an Associate Principal at McKinsey & Company, advising Fortune 100 healthcare companies on strategy and optimizing commercial operations. Ms. Lawver holds an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and a B.S. in linguistics from Georgetown University.