{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Market Newsdesk","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com","author_name":"Newsdesk","author_url":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/author\/newsdesk\/","title":"Anika Therapeutics Announces Leadership Transition - Market Newsdesk","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HZlvp5No7V\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/anika-therapeutics-announces-leadership-transition\/\">Anika Therapeutics Announces Leadership Transition<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/anika-therapeutics-announces-leadership-transition\/embed\/#?secret=HZlvp5No7V\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Anika Therapeutics Announces Leadership Transition&#8221; &#8212; Market Newsdesk\" data-secret=\"HZlvp5No7V\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Stephen (Steve) Griffin, Current Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, Appointed President and Chief Executive Officer Cheryl Blanchard to Become Executive Chair of the Board of Directors BEDFORD, Mass., Jan. 08, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Anika Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANIK), a global leader in the osteoarthritis (\u201cOA\u201d) pain management and regenerative solutions spaces focused on early intervention orthopedics, today announced that Stephen (Steve) Griffin, current Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer, has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective February 1, 2026. Mr. Griffin will succeed Cheryl R. Blanchard, Ph.D., who will become Executive Chair of the Board of Directors. In addition, John (Jack) B. Henneman, &hellip; Continue reading \"\"","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.globenewswire.com\/newsroom\/ti?nf=OTYyMjAxOCM3MzUwNjMzIzIwMDY1MzA="}