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Versanis recruits Pruzanski as CEO, adds Maraganore, Duncan to board

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July 21, 2022 12:09 AM UTC

Versanis Bio Inc. hired Mark Pruzanski as chairman and CEO and appointed John Maraganore and Barbara Duncan to its board. Pruzanski was previously executive chair at Versanis, and CEO of Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ICPT), a company he co-founded, until 2021. He succeeds  Versanis’ co-founder Lloyd Klickstein, who is staying on as president and CSO.

Maraganore was CEO at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:ALNY) for nearly 20 years until December. Duncan was CFO and then CEO of Dov Pharmaceutical Inc., and a former CFO of Intercept. ...