{"id":392674,"date":"2020-12-03T08:33:32","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T13:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/?p=392674"},"modified":"2020-12-03T08:33:32","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T13:33:32","slug":"ironwood-pharmaceuticals-appoints-jay-p-shepard-to-board-of-directors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/ironwood-pharmaceuticals-appoints-jay-p-shepard-to-board-of-directors\/","title":{"rendered":"Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Appoints Jay P. Shepard to Board of Directors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        <!--.bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }body {font:normal small Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#000;background-color:#fff;padding:24px;margin:0;} a img {border:0;} h3 {font-size:medium;color:#000;margin:0 0 1em 0; text-align:center;}-->  <\/p>\n<p class=\"bwalignc\"><b>Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Appoints Jay P. Shepard to Board of Directors<\/b><\/p>\n<p>BOSTON&#8211;(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\">BUSINESS WIRE<\/a>)&#8211;<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironwoodpharma.com%2F&amp;esheet=52341850&amp;newsitemid=20201203005248&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=Ironwood+Pharmaceuticals%2C+Inc.&amp;index=1&amp;md5=aae67adfd93b2b14b983936bba78b8d5\">Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.<\/a> (NASDAQ: IRWD) today announced the appointment of Jay P. Shepard to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Shepard will also serve as a member of the Audit Committee. Following the appointment of Mr. Shepard, the Board is now composed of 11 directors, nine of whom are independent.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n\u201cWe are excited to welcome Jay to Ironwood\u2019s Board. Jay is a recognized leader within our industry with nearly three decades of expertise as an accomplished public company CEO and senior executive,\u201d said Julie McHugh, chair of Ironwood\u2019s Board. \u201cWe look forward to leveraging Jay\u2019s deep expertise as we seek to further our mission to advance the treatment of GI diseases and redefine the standard of care for GI patients.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\nMr. Shepard commented, \u201cI am delighted to join the Ironwood Board at such a dynamic time for the company and look forward to being a part of its future as the company continues executing on its GI-focused strategy.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About Jay P. Shepard<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nMr. Shepard was president and chief executive officer of Aravive, Inc. (formerly Versartis, Inc.), a clinical-stage oncology company, from May 2015 to January 2020, and served as a member of its board of directors from December 2013 to April 2020, including as chair of its board of directors from January 2020 to April 2020. From 2012 until May 2015, Mr. Shepard was an executive partner at Sofinnova Ventures, which he joined as an executive in residence in 2008. From 2010 to 2012, Mr. Shepard served as president and chief executive officer and was a member of the board of directors of NextWave Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (acquired by Pfizer Inc.). From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Shepard served as president and chief executive officer and a member of the board of directors of Ilypsa, Inc. (acquired by Amgen Inc.), and then as interim chief executive officer of Relypsa, Inc. (Ilypsa\u2019s spin-out company, which was acquired by Galencia Group) until 2008 and as a member of the Relypsa board of directors until 2010. Mr. Shepard currently serves on the board of directors of Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., and Craig Hospital and is chair of the board of directors for the Christopher &amp; Dana Reeve Foundation. Mr. Shepard also served on the boards of directors of public companies, Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Durect Corporation and InterMune, Inc. (acquired by Roche Holding AG). Mr. Shepard holds a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of Arizona.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>About Ironwood Pharmaceuticals<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\nIronwood Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: IRWD) is a GI-focused healthcare company dedicated to creating medicines that make a difference for patients living with GI diseases. We discovered, developed and are commercializing linaclotide, the U.S. branded prescription market leader for adults with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) or chronic idiopathic constipation (CIC).\n<\/p>\n<p>\nIronwood was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Boston, Mass. For more information, please visit our website at <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ironwoodpharma.com&amp;esheet=52341850&amp;newsitemid=20201203005248&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.ironwoodpharma.com&amp;index=2&amp;md5=adaf3e6afba519b2b1a0ec552e526bd8\">www.ironwoodpharma.com<\/a> or <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.twitter.com%2Fironwoodpharma&amp;esheet=52341850&amp;newsitemid=20201203005248&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=www.twitter.com%2Fironwoodpharma&amp;index=3&amp;md5=f4e0f3a0463b760f4451071ff2ea8acf\">www.twitter.com\/ironwoodpharma<\/a>; information that may be important to investors will be routinely posted in both these locations.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nSOURCE: Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=bwnews&amp;sty=20201203005248r1&amp;sid=flmnd&amp;distro=nx&amp;lang=en\" style=\"width:0;height:0\" \/><span class=\"bwct31415\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mmgallerylink\"><span id=\"mmgallerylink-phrase\">View source version on businesswire.com: <\/span><span id=\"mmgallerylink-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20201203005248\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20201203005248\/en\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\nInvestors and Media:<br \/>\n<br \/>Meredith Kaya, 617-374-5082<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:mkaya@ironwoodpharma.com\">mkaya@ironwoodpharma.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nMedia:<br \/>\n<br \/>Beth Calitri, 978-417-2031<br \/>\n<br \/><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:bcalitri@ironwoodpharma.com\">bcalitri@ironwoodpharma.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>KEYWORDS:<\/b> United States North America Massachusetts<\/p>\n<p><b>INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:<\/b> Biotechnology General Health Other Health Health Pharmaceutical<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA:<\/b><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"3\" cellspacing=\"3\">\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><b>Logo<\/b><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20201203005248\/en\/618520\/3\/IRWD_Logo_Color_Vertical_RD_RGB.jpg\" alt=\"Logo\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><font face=\"Arial\" size=\"2\"><\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Appoints Jay P. Shepard to Board of Directors BOSTON&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: IRWD) today announced the appointment of Jay P. Shepard to its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Shepard will also serve as a member of the Audit Committee. Following the appointment of Mr. Shepard, the Board is now composed of 11 directors, nine of whom are independent. \u201cWe are excited to welcome Jay to Ironwood\u2019s Board. Jay is a recognized leader within our industry with nearly three decades of expertise as an accomplished public company CEO and senior executive,\u201d said Julie McHugh, chair of Ironwood\u2019s Board. \u201cWe look forward to leveraging Jay\u2019s deep expertise as we seek to further our mission to advance the treatment &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/ironwood-pharmaceuticals-appoints-jay-p-shepard-to-board-of-directors\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Appoints Jay P. 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