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NEW YORK, Feb. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXEO), a clinical stage genetic medicine company dedicated to pioneering treatments for genetically defined cardiovascular diseases and APOE4-associated Alzheimer's disease, today announced new executive appointments to lead the evolution of the company’s pipeline into late-stage clinical development. “The accumulating talent bench at Lexeo has overseen some of the most transformative clinical development programs, drug approvals and product launches in rare disease and precision cardiovascular medicine,” said R. Nolan Townsend, Chief Executive Officer of Lexeo Therapeutics. “We look forward to benefiting from this group’s thought leadership and operational experience as we progress the Lexeo pipeline towards late-stage studies.” The appointments include: Sandi See Tai, MD, has been promoted to Chief Development Officer. Prior to Lexeo, Dr. See Tai was VP & Development Head for Rare Disease at Pfizer, responsible for setting the Rare Disease internal portfolio strategy and delivering its clinical development portfolio of investigational products and in-line assets. She served as the Medicine Team Lead for clinical programs across multiple therapeutic areas including Rare Cardiovascular, Neurology, Renal and Pulmonary disease areas. During her tenure, Dr. See Tai led the late-stage clinical development program of tafamidis for ATTR cardiomyopathy (ATTR-ACT), which achieved global regulatory approvals, and the Phase 3 LMNA dilated cardiomyopathy clinical program. In addition to late-stage clinical development, Dr. See Tai was responsible for strategic clinical planning for early-stage development candidates such as those for other genetic cardiomyopathies and Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. With almost 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. See Tai held multiple roles of increased scope and responsibility across Global Medical Affairs in Transplantation at Wyeth Pharmaceuticals before moving into clinical development at Pfizer. Prior to joining the pharmaceutical industry, Dr. See Tai was Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Drexel University College of Medicine and Attending Physician in Pediatric Nephrology at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, where she also completed her General Pediatrics residency and Pediatric Nephrology fellowship. She received her MD from Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston.Eric Adler, MD, has been appointed Chief Medical Officer & Head of Research. As a pioneer and thought leader in cardiovascular gene therapy, Dr. Adler formerly served as Chief Scientific Officer at Lexeo since joining in 2022. Prior to this role, Dr. Adler served as Professor of Medicine, head of the Heart Failure Section, Director of the Strauss Center for Cardiomyopathy, and the Czarina and Humberto S. Lopez Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Cardiology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). Dr. Adler’s work has led to the development of a novel cardiovascular gene therapy candidate entering late-stage clinical development. His research is focused on the study and treatment of cardiomyopathy, and he has published over 100 papers in peer reviewed journals on the topic. Dr. Adler is currently an associate editor of Circulation Hearth Failure and has served on leadership, grant review, and guidelines committees for the American Heart Association, the Heart Failure Society of America, the International Society of Heart and Lung Transplant, and the National Institute of Health. Dr. Adler earned his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine.Rajiv Patni, MD, has been appointed Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Directors of Lexeo. Dr. Patni was formerly Chief Research and Development Officer at Reata Pharmaceuticals (acquired by Biogen for $7.3 billion), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company that received approval for Skyclarys, the first FDA-approved therapy for Friedreich’s ataxia. Prior to this role, Dr. Patni served as Chief Medical Officer at several public, small-cap, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical companies including Portola (acquired by Alexion for $1.4 billion) and Global Blood Therapeutics (acquired by Pfizer for $5.4 billion) and at those companies, Dr. Patni oversaw the clinical studies leading to the approvals of Andexxa and Oxbryta. Dr. Patni joined these companies at inflection points in their research and development growth trajectories and significantly supported their successful acquisitions. Over his 24-year industry tenure in global product development, Dr. Patni has contributed to the development of 21 new chemical entities in several therapeutic areas including cardiology, diabetology, hepatology, neurology, and benign hematology. His experience in fostering successful teams from 35 to 250 colleagues contributed to the approval of 11 medicines from the US FDA, EMA, and other regulatory agencies. The recent approvals include medicines for several rare diseases such as pulmonary arterial hypertension, advanced Parkinson’s disease, sickle cell disease, and Friedrich’s ataxia. Dr. Patni received his MD from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City as part of an accelerated BS/MD Program. He completed his internal medicine residency and adult cardiology fellowship at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, also in New York City, where he continued as an attending physician-scientist before joining the biopharmaceutical industry. Jenny R. Robertson has been appointed Chief Business and Legal Officer. Ms. Robertson formerly served as Chief Legal and Administrative Officer at Lexeo, leading legal, human resources, information technology, information security, and facilities strategies and activities. Prior to Lexeo, Ms. Robertson served as Chief Counsel to Pfizer’s Oncology Business Unit and held other senior legal roles including Chief Counsel for Pfizer’s Rare Disease Business Unit, where she led the global legal team for five years. Across positions at Pfizer, Ms. Robertson counseled clients on a range of business and legal matters including commercialization, disclosure, business development, alliance management, clinical development, intellectual property issues and litigation. Before joining Pfizer in 2010, Ms. Robertson spent 10 years in private practice with a large international law firm in New York and Washington, D.C., engaged in complex commercial litigation with a healthcare focus. Ms. Robertson holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from Southern Illinois University and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center, where she co-founded and served as Editor-in-Chief of The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law. About Lexeo TherapeuticsLexeo Therapeutics is a New York City-based, clinical stage genetic medicine company dedicated to transforming healthcare by applying pioneering science to fundamentally change how genetically defined cardiovascular diseases and APOE4-associated Alzheimer’s disease are treated. Using a stepwise development approach, Lexeo is leveraging early proof-of-concept functional and biomarker data to advance a pipeline of cardiovascular and APOE4-associated Alzheimer’s disease programs. Media Response:Janine Bogris(201) 245-6838janine.bogris@canalecomm.com Investor Response:Laurence Watts(619) 916-7620laurence@gilmartinir.com

Patricia Ferrari and Carol Flaton to Enhance the Board's and Management's Ongoing Strategic, Operational and Financing Initiatives MIAMI, Dec. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Cano Health, Inc. ("Cano Health" or the "Company") (NYSE: CANO), a leading value-based primary care provider and population health company, today announced the appointment of Patricia Ferrari and Carol Flaton to its Board of Directors. Ms. Ferrari and Ms. Flaton bring broad business experience and deep financial expertise, with proven track records of advising companies on strategies to improve operations and financial performance, as well as strengthening their capital structures. Solomon Trujillo, non-executive Chairman of the Board, said: "The Board has been focused on ensuring we have the right mix of skills and insights to create value for our stakeholders as we reposition the Company and address our challenges. We look forward to benefitting from Trish and Carol's significant expertise, fresh perspectives, and broad range of operational, financial, and business transformation experience as we advance our ongoing efforts to enhance liquidity, strengthen our balance sheet, and unlock Cano Health's full potential." Additionally, the Board has established a Finance Committee to oversee the Company's ongoing comprehensive exploration of a range of financing initiatives and evaluation of strategic alternatives. As detailed in the Company's financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023, ongoing efforts to generate additional liquidity and strengthen the Company's balance sheet include, but are not limited to: streamlining and simplifying the organization to improve efficiency and reduce costs; considering a sale of the Company or all or substantially all of its assets; and/or exploring the sale of certain lines of its business. The Board has appointed Ms. Ferrari and Ms. Flaton, along with current director Angel Morales, to serve on the Finance Committee, with Ms. Flaton serving as Chair. The Board also appointed Ms. Flaton as a member of the Board's Audit Committee and Ms. Ferrari to serve on the Compensation Committee. About Carol Flaton Ms. Flaton has provided financial advisory services and served as an independent director for both public and private companies since 2019. From 2014 to 2019, Ms. Flaton was a Managing Director at AlixPartners LP. Prior to that, Ms. Flaton was a Managing Director at Lazard Freres & Co. LLC, a Managing Director at Citigroup Inc. and a Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston. Ms. Flaton currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Genesis Care Finance Pty, Ltd., Hornblower Holdings LLC, Resolute Investment Managers, Inc., and as Independent Manager of Matterhorn Parent, LLC (d/b/a Hearthside Food Solutions). Ms. Flaton earned her Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Delaware and her M.B.A. from the International Institute of Management Development. About Patricia Ferrari Ms. Ferrari is a consultant to corporate executives and boards of directors. Previously, she was a Managing Director at MBIA Inc., serving as its Head of Restructuring and Remediation since 2014. Prior to this, she served as one of the founding partners of the New York office of King & Spalding, a U.S.-based international corporate law firm headquartered in Atlanta. Ms. Ferrari earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Illinois University and her Juris Doctor degree from Vanderbilt University. Forward-Looking Statements: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements relate to future events and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and could materially affect actual results, performance or achievements. These forward-looking statements generally can be identified by phrases such as "will," "expects," "anticipates," "foresees," "forecasts," "estimates" or other words or phrases of similar import, including, without limitation: (i) the Company's expected benefits from appointing Mses. Ferrari and Flaton to the Board of Directors and creating the Finance Committee, including, without limitation, that Mses. Ferrari and Flaton will enhance the board's and management's ongoing strategic, operational, and financing initiatives and advance the Company's ongoing efforts to enhance liquidity, strengthen its balance sheet and unlock the Company's full potential; (ii) the Company's plans to focus on ensuring it has the right mix of skills and insights to create value for its stakeholders as it repositions the Company and address its challenges; (iii) the Company's plans and expectations from the Finance Committee overseeing the Company's ongoing comprehensive exploration of a range of financing initiatives and evaluation of strategic alternatives; and (iv) the Company's expectations from its ongoing efforts to generate additional liquidity and strengthen the balance sheet, including, but not limited to, streamlining and simplifying the organization to improve efficiency and reduce costs, considering a sale of the Company or all or substantially all of its assets and/or exploring the sale of certain lines of its business. These forward-looking statements are based on information available to us at the time of this release and our current expectations, forecasts and assumptions, and involve a number of judgments, risks and uncertainties. We derive many of our forward-looking statements from our operating budgets and forecasts, which are based on many detailed assumptions. While we believe that our assumptions are reasonable, we caution that it is very difficult to predict the impact of known or unknown factors, and it is impossible for us to anticipate all factors that could affect our actual results. It is uncertain whether any of the events anticipated by our forward-looking statements will transpire or occur, or if any of them do, what impact they will have on our results of operations and financial condition. Important risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in our forward-looking statements include, among others, changes in market or industry conditions, changes in the regulatory environment, competitive conditions, and/or consumer receptivity to our services; changes in our strategy, future operations, prospects and plans; developments and uncertainties related to the Direct Contracting Entity program; our ability to realize expected financial results; our ability to predict and control our medical cost ratio; our ability to maintain our relationships with health plans and other key payors; our future capital requirements and sources and uses of cash, including funds to satisfy our liquidity needs; our ability to attract and retain members of management and our Board of Directors; and/or our ability to recruit and retain qualified team members and independent physicians. Actual results may also differ materially from such forward-looking statements for a number of other reasons, including those set forth in our filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, the risk factors identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2022, filed with the SEC on March 15, 2023, as amended by our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, filed with the SEC on April 7, 2023 (the "2022 Form 10-K"), as well as our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K that we have filed or will file with the SEC during 2023 and 2024 (which may be viewed on the SEC's website at or on our website at ), as well as reasons including, without limitation, delays or difficulties in, and/or unexpected or less than anticipated results from (i) appointing Mses. Ferrari and Flaton to the Board of Directors and creating the Finance Committee, such as due to the Company's inability, in whole or in part, to enhance its ongoing strategic, operational, and financing initiatives and/or advance its ongoing efforts to enhance liquidity, strengthen its balance sheet and unlock the Company's full potential, whether due to higher costs, less than expected liquidity and/or other adverse factors; (ii) its efforts to create value for its stakeholders by repositioning the Company and addressing its challenges, whether due to higher costs, less than expected liquidity and/or other adverse factors; (iii) the Finance Committee overseeing the Company's ongoing comprehensive exploration of a range of financing initiatives and evaluation of strategic alternatives, such as delays in and/or its inability, in whole or in part, to consummate one or more financing transactions and/or sale transactions, whether due to adverse market conditions, higher costs, less than expected liquidity and/or other adverse factors; and/or (iv) its ongoing efforts to generate additional liquidity and strengthen its balance sheet by streamlining and simplifying the organization to improve efficiency and reduce costs, considering a sale of the Company or all or substantially all of its assets and/or exploring the sale of certain lines of its business, such as due to delays in realizing sequential operating performance improvement and/or our inability, in whole or in part, to optimize our operations to improve patient outcomes and lower medical costs by improving payor relations and affiliate partnerships, reducing high-cost emergency room visits, improving our generic dispensing rate, enhancing our arrangements with specialty networks, and/or strengthening our patient engagement programs and/or delays in and/or the Company's inability, in whole or in part, to consummate one or more financing transactions and/or sales transactions. For a detailed discussion of the risks and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, please refer to our risk factor disclosure included in our filings with the SEC, including, without limitation, our 2022 Form 10-K. Investors should evaluate all forward-looking statements made in this press release in the context of these risks and uncertainties. Factors other than those listed above could also cause our results to differ materially from expected results. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation or duty to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether to reflect actual results of operations; changes in financial condition; changes in general U.S. or international economic, industry conditions; changes in estimates, expectations or assumptions; or other circumstances, conditions, developments or events arising after the issuance of this press release. Additionally, the business and financial materials and any other statement or disclosure on or made available through our websites or other websites referenced in this press release shall not be incorporated by reference into this press release. About Cano Health Cano Health (NYSE: CANO) is a high-touch, technology-powered healthcare company delivering personalized, value-based primary care to approximately 310,000 members. Founded in 2009, with its headquarters in Miami, Florida, Cano Health is transforming healthcare by delivering primary care that measurably improves the health, wellness, and quality of life of its patients and the communities it serves through its primary care medical centers and supporting affiliated providers. For more information, visit canohealth.com or investors.canohealth.com. SOURCE Cano Health, Inc.

BELLEVUE, Neb.--( BUSINESS WIRE )--Dr. Carlos Del Rio, an Associate Professor in Bellevue University’s College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed to the CACREP Board of Directors for a five-year term. The CACREP board is composed of between 13 and 15 members, and Dr. Del Rio is one of eight counselor educators. CACREP, which stands for the Council for Accreditation of Counseling & Related Educational Programs, accredits master’s and doctoral degree programs in counseling and its specialties that are offered by colleges and universities across the United States. “As the needs of individuals in their systems evolve, we must expand best practices in the mental health field,” said Dr. Del Rio. “I look forward to bringing my life experiences, as well as my academic and clinical experiences, to serve as a member of the CACREP board.” According to Dr. Barb Daubenspeck, Program Director of Bellevue University’s CACREP-accredited Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseling degree program, Dr. Del Rio represents the best of the clinical counseling education field. “Dr. Del Rio is knowledgeable about CACREP standards and it is apparent to students and faculty alike that he cares about preparing students not just to do counseling, but to be professional, ethical, well-balanced counselors.” In addition to his classroom teaching responsibilities at Bellevue University, Dr. Del Rio supervises students performing internships as part of their degree program. He is a National Certified Counselor, is a licensed counselor in Illinois and Nebraska and serves on the editorial board for four national academic journals within the counseling and psychology professions. Dr. Del Rio received his Master of Science in Education and his Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from Southern Illinois University Carbondale, a CACREP-accredited program. CACREP-accredited counseling programs voluntarily submit a self-study that is reviewed against CACREP standards with regard to institutional settings, program content, practicum experiences, student selection and advising, faculty qualification, student workload, program governance, and instructional support. Bellevue University is one of just 74 CACREP accredited online counseling programs in the country (for 2022). About Bellevue University Founded in 1966, Bellevue University is a non-profit university with more than 60,000 graduates worldwide. The University is a recognized national leader in preparing students for lifelong success with career-relevant knowledge and skills, while making college affordable. Routinely ranked among the nation’s top military and accessible institutions, the University serves residential students at its main campus in Bellevue, Nebraska, and everywhere online with more than 80 degree programs uniquely designed for working adults. The University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission ( hlcommission.org ).