Genfit Addresses Multiple Transition Issues With CEO Change

Co-founder and CEO Mouney will turn over the reins to former GSK and Lilly exec Pascal Prigent in mid-September.

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Pascal Prigent will position Genfit for the commercial stage • Source: Shutterstock

As Genfit SA prepares to shift from a clinical- to a commercial-stage company, Pascal Prigent was named the firm's new CEO on 2 September because he brings the right skill set to make the transition.

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