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Antares Pharma Appoints Joseph Renda as Senior Vice President of Commercial
EWING, N.J., May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Antares Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATRS) (“the Company”), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced the appointment of Joseph V. Renda as Senior Vice President of Commercial. Mr. Renda succeeds Patrick Shea who resigned to pursue other interests.
Mr. Renda has had a successful career in leading commercial sales, marketing, and operations at large and mid-sized pharmaceutical companies. Prior to joining Antares, Mr. Renda was Vice President, U.S. Sales Autoimmune and Rare Disease at Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals where he led a 200-person organization responsible for over $1B in annual sales and managed 5 unique therapeutic areas and institutional account teams. From 2012 to 2018, he held various positions of increasing responsibility at Novo Nordisk including Marketing Brand Director, Women’s Health Care and leading the commercial operations and effectiveness function responsible for a 150-person sales force. He was ultimately promoted to Vice President, U.S. Sales Biopharmaceutical Division leading a national sales team with over $600M in annual sales. Prior to that, he was Regional Business Director at Pfizer managing one of the largest U.S. sales regions with 175 sales and account representatives after serving in varying director and operational roles. He also previously served as Manager, U.S. Urology Marketing and Alliances at the Pharmacia Corporation and began his career in sales at The Upjohn Company. Mr. Renda earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University.
Robert F. Apple, President and Chief Executive Officer of Antares Pharma, commented, “We are excited to welcome Joe to Antares. We believe his extensive commercial background aligns with our strategic initiatives to enhance the strong growth trajectory of our proprietary portfolio with our flagship product XYOSTED and our recently launched NOCDURNA. Joe’s proven success in sales, marketing and sales operations across therapeutic areas will be instrumental in leading our sales organization and commercial activities. We expect a seamless transition and remain enthusiastic about the growth opportunities across our business.”
Mr. Renda, added, “I am honoured with the opportunity to lead the U.S. commercial team at Antares and build upon their success to date. I believe their proprietary assets are well positioned in attractive markets and will continue to capture market share. I look forward to leveraging my extensive sales, marketing, and operations experience and contributing to the next phase of their growth with an expanded portfolio.”
About Antares Pharma
Antares Pharma, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused primarily on the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products and technologies that address unmet needs in targeted therapeutic areas such as urology and endocrinology. The Company has a portfolio of proprietary and partnered commercial products with several product candidates in various stages of development, as well as significant strategic alliances with industry leading pharmaceutical companies including Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (Teva), AMAG Pharmaceuticals (AMAG), Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer) and Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Idorsia). Antares Pharma’s FDA-approved products include XYOSTED ® (testosterone enanthate) injection, OTREXUP ® (methotrexate) injection for subcutaneous use and Sumatriptan Injection USP, which is distributed by Teva. The Company also markets NOCDURNA ® (desmopressin acetate) in the U.S., which was licensed from Ferring Pharmaceuticals.
EWING, N.J., May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Antares Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATRS) (“the Company”), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced the appointment of Joseph V. Renda as Senior Vice President of Commercial. Mr. Renda succeeds Patrick Shea who resigned to pursue other interests.
Mr. Renda has had a successful career in leading commercial sales, marketing, and operations at large and mid-sized pharmaceutical companies. Prior to joining Antares, Mr. Renda was Vice President, U.S. Sales Autoimmune and Rare Disease at Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals where he led a 200-person organization responsible for over $1B in annual sales and managed 5 unique therapeutic areas and institutional account teams. From 2012 to 2018, he held various positions of increasing responsibility at Novo Nordisk including Marketing Brand Director, Women’s Health Care and leading the commercial operations and effectiveness function responsible for a 150-person sales force. He was ultimately promoted to Vice President, U.S. Sales Biopharmaceutical Division leading a national sales team with over $600M in annual sales. Prior to that, he was Regional Business Director at Pfizer managing one of the largest U.S. sales regions with 175 sales and account representatives after serving in varying director and operational roles. He also previously served as Manager, U.S. Urology Marketing and Alliances at the Pharmacia Corporation and began his career in sales at The Upjohn Company. Mr. Renda earned his Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University.
Robert F. Apple, President and Chief Executive Officer of Antares Pharma, commented, “We are excited to welcome Joe to Antares. We believe his extensive commercial background aligns with our strategic initiatives to enhance the strong growth trajectory of our proprietary portfolio with our flagship product XYOSTED and our recently launched NOCDURNA. Joe’s proven success in sales, marketing and sales operations across therapeutic areas will be instrumental in leading our sales organization and commercial activities. We expect a seamless transition and remain enthusiastic about the growth opportunities across our business.”
Mr. Renda, added, “I am honoured with the opportunity to lead the U.S. commercial team at Antares and build upon their success to date. I believe their proprietary assets are well positioned in attractive markets and will continue to capture market share. I look forward to leveraging my extensive sales, marketing, and operations experience and contributing to the next phase of their growth with an expanded portfolio.”
About Antares Pharma
Antares Pharma, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused primarily on the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products and technologies that address unmet needs in targeted therapeutic areas such as urology and endocrinology. The Company has a portfolio of proprietary and partnered commercial products with several product candidates in various stages of development, as well as significant strategic alliances with industry leading pharmaceutical companies including Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Ltd. (Teva), AMAG Pharmaceuticals (AMAG), Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer) and Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Idorsia). Antares Pharma’s FDA-approved products include XYOSTED ® (testosterone enanthate) injection, OTREXUP ® (methotrexate) injection for subcutaneous use and Sumatriptan Injection USP, which is distributed by Teva. The Company also markets NOCDURNA ® (desmopressin acetate) in the U.S., which was licensed from Ferring Pharmaceuticals.