Ampio Pharma (AMPE) Appints Elizabeth Varki Jobes to its Board

Ampio Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: AMPE), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the advancement of immunomodulatory therapies for prevalent inflammatory conditions, today announced the appointment of Elizabeth Varki Jobes, Esq. to the Company's Board of Directors. The appointment of Ms. Jobes expands the Company's Board of Directors from seven members to eight.

"We welcome Elizabeth as an addition to our Board of Directors as we enter into a pivotal period at Ampio," said Mike Martino, Chairman and CEO of Ampio. "Throughout her impressive career, Elizabeth has amassed extensive governance and compliance expertise that strengthens our competence and deepens our skillset as we initiate a discussion with the FDA on a BLA submission for Ampion in parallel with the pursuit of a partnership."

Ms. Jobes has nearly three decades of legal and compliance experience. As a practicing attorney, she has built and guided compliance and legal programs for small- and medium-size biopharmaceutical corporations. She currently serves as the Senior Vice President and Global Chief Compliance Officer at Amryt Pharmaceuticals Inc., where she led the development and implementation of a global compliance program following the acquisition of Aegerion Pharmaceuticals.

Previously, Ms. Jobes held leadership positions at many biopharmaceutical companies, including: Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer North America for EMD Serono, Inc.; Global Chief Compliance Officer and Legal Counsel for Spark Therapeutics, Inc.; Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer for Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Vice President, Chief Compliance Officer for Adolor Corporation; and Senior Director, Global Compliance for Cephalon, Inc.

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