Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Sucampo) (Nasdaq:SCMP), a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced that Peter Greenleaf, Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2016. Mr. Greenleaf was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Sucampo in March 2014 and was elected to the Company’s Board at that time.
Mr. Greenleaf succeeds Dan Getman, Ph.D., who had served as Chairman since March 2014. Dr. Getman, who has served as a director of Sucampo since 2011, will continue on the Board and will serve as Chairman of the nominating & corporate governance committee of the Board.
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