NAARDEN, the Netherlands and MIAMI, April 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NewAmsterdam Pharma Company N.V. (Nasdaq: NAMS or “NewAmsterdam Pharma” or the “Company”), a clinical-stage company focused on the research and development of transformative oral therapies for major cardiometabolic diseases, today announced the appointment of Janneke van der Kamp as an independent director to its Board of Directors. Ms. van der Kamp is an established pharmaceutical leader, with two decades of experience launching and growing key brands across several therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular disease.
“We are delighted to welcome Janneke to our Board of Directors as we rapidly advance our registration-enabling clinical trials of obicetrapib and prepare for key clinical and regulatory milestones in the years ahead,” said Michael Davidson, M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of NewAmsterdam Pharma. “Janneke has a proven track record of building diverse, efficient commercial organizations and successfully launching industry-leading brands in cardiovascular disease and beyond. We look forward to her many insights we as we begin architecting a commercial strategy for obicetrapib and prepare for our first regulatory filings.”
Ms. van der Kamp currently serves as Chief Commercial Officer and member of the Executive Board of Grünenthal, a global leader in pain management, where she is responsible for global commercial strategy and execution. Prior to joining Grünenthal, Ms. van der Kamp spent two decades in roles of increasing responsibility at Novartis, ultimately serving on the Pharma Executive Committee as Global Head of Product & Portfolio Strategy and then Head of Pharma Region Europe. While at Novartis, Ms. van der Kamp supported the launch of Novartis’ key cardiovascular disease medicines, ENTRESTO® (sacubitril/valsartan) and LEQVIO® (inclisiran), as well as the company’s efforts in immunology, dermatology, neuroscience, ophthalmology, and respiratory disease. Ms. van der Kamp holds an M.B.A. from INSEAD and an M.S. in Chemistry from Utrecht University.
“I am thrilled to join NewAmsterdam’s Board of Directors,” said Ms. van der Kamp. “While the treatment of cardiovascular disease has evolved in recent years, there remains a high unmet need for new therapies that can safely and more effectively lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (“LDL-C") to reduce patients’ risk of experiencing a major adverse cardiovascular event. Based on data to-date, I believe obicetrapib could offer a powerful option to thousands of patients and providers. I look forward to working with the NewAmsterdam board and team and leveraging my experience in commercial strategy and execution to support NewAmsterdam in preparing for the registration and potential launch of obicetrapib.”
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