Chief Operating Officer And Chief Financial Officer
Cynapsus Therapeutics
Cynapsus was a specialty CNS pharmaceutical company that developed a fast-acting, sublingual thin film for the on-demand turning ON of debilitating OFF episodes associated with Parkinson's disease. Responsible for Cynapsus' public company operations on TSX and NASDAQ, including regulatory, compliance, legal, finance, accounting and administrative functions. In capacity as CFO, supervised the controller, treasury, tax, audit, insurance, information technology and security, investor relations and facilities functions. Also worked closely with the Board of Directors, Audit Committee, Corporate Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee, and Special Committee of the Board. While acting as CFO, Cynapsus raised approximately $170 million primarily via private placements and public offerings, including a $90 million re-US IPO and NASDAQ listing. Cynapsus also received two grants from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, the world’s largest non-profit funder of Parkinson’s research.In October 2016, Cynapsus was acquired for $841 million (all cash) by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160831006494/en/Sunovion-Pharmaceuticals-Acquire-Cynapsus-Therapeutics