SALARIUS PHARMACEUTICALS - Key Persons


Arnold C. Hanish

Job Titles:
  • Certified Public Accountant
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Hanish is a Certified Public Accountant with over 30 years of service within the pharmaceutical industry. Mr. Hanish currently serves on the Board of Directors for Omeros Corporation and has previously served as a member of the Audit Quality Advisory Council for Deloitte and Touche. Previously, Mr. Hanish served in various financial roles at Eli Lilly and Company, including Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer for nearly 20 years. Prior to joining Eli Lilly and company, Mr. Hanish held various managerial positions during his 13-year career at Arthur Young & Company (Ernst Young), including Director of Tax in Indianapolis. He currently serves on the Dean's Business Advisory Council for the University of Cincinnati College of Business and the Butler University MPA Advisory Board. Mr. Hanish also served as Chairperson of the Financial Executives International Committee on Corporate Reporting and its SEC and PCAOB subcommittees; he currently is an advisory member to the Committee on Corporate Reporting. Mr. Hanish was a member of the Standing Advisory Group of the PCAOB for several years beginning in 2002. Mr. Hanish earned a B.A. in Accounting from the University of Cincinnati.

Bruce J. McCreedy

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Member of the Board of Directors
Dr. McCreedy has more than 25 years of experience in the development of small molecule and biologic drug products. He has served as the Senior Vice President of cell therapy at Precision Biosciences since September 2015. Prior to his position at Precision Biosciences, Dr. McCreedy was the Executive Vice President of Research and Development and Chief Development Officer of Neximmune and as the managing partner of PharmaNav. Additionally, Dr. McCreedy served as Vice President of Strategic and Clinical Development at Metabolon and as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director at Fulcrum Pharma Developments. Dr. McCreedy also served in various roles at Triangle Pharmaceuticals, Therapyedge, Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings and Roche Biomedical Laboratories. Dr. McCreedy earned a B.S. in Medical Microbiology from Wake Forest University and a Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology from Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

David J. Arthur - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Nominating & Governance Committee
  • PRESIDENT
  • Senior Life Sciences Executive With More Than 25 Years of U.S
  • Senior Life Sciences Executive With More Than 35 Years of US
Mr. Arthur is a senior life sciences executive with more than 35 years of US and global pharmaceutical experience. During his career, he has built, launched and managed pharmaceutical brands, including drug delivery systems, by integrating strategy, pricing, development, clinical planning, manufacturing, branding and promotional requirements into lifecycle plans, demand realization strategies/tactics and affiliate launches. His extensive experience includes the US, EU, Asia and emerging markets. Mr. Arthur earned a BS in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University, a Master of Business Administration from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business, and he is a licensed Professional Engineer and Six Sigma Green Belt. Mr. Arthur is a senior life sciences executive with more than 25 years of U.S. and global experience leading medical and marketing organizations in product development as well as launching and managing pharmaceutical and device brands. Prior to Salarius Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Arthur was Managing Director of Dacon Pharma. Additionally, He spent more than 20 years with Eli Lilly and Boehringer-Ingelheim in executive roles managing product development, business development, U.S. brands, global commercialization, European regional marketing and financial planning/analysis. Mr. Arthur earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from North Carolina State University, a Master of Business Administration from Duke University, Fuqua School of Business and is a licensed Professional Engineer and Six Sigma Green Belt.

Jonathan Lieber

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Audit Committee
Mr. Lieber has nearly 30 years of experience in financial and executive management at emerging and growth-stage life sciences companies. As a Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Lieber has helped raise more than $400 million of equity and debt in public and private offerings, including a $110 million initial public offering at Altus Pharmaceuticals, and led myriad strategic and business development transactions, including the successful sale of Xcellerex to GE Healthcare. Mr. Lieber currently serves as Managing Director of Danforth Advisors and as a consulting Chief Financial Officer for several private and public life science companies. Previously, Mr. Lieber worked as an investment banker for almost 10 years, during which time he originated and executed on numerous corporate financings and M&A transactions at SG Cowen and Salomon Brothers. Mr. Lieber earned a B.S. in Business Administration and Finance from Boston University and was awarded a M.B.A. in Finance from New York University Stern School of Business.

Lisa Sher


Mark J. Rosenblum - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Financial Executive
Mr. Rosenblum is an accomplished financial executive with over 30 years senior management experience within the healthcare and chemical manufacturing industries. Prior to joining Salarius, Mr. Rosenblum served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director of ActiveCare as well as the Chief Financial Officer of Advaxis. Mr. Rosenblum was employed by Wellman for nearly 20 years, which was later acquired by DAK Americas, serving in various capacities including Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Rosenblum began his career with Haskins & Sells, CPA (currently known as Deloitte), was a licensed Certified Public Accountant for over 30 years and is currently a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Mr. Rosenblum holds both a Masters in Accountancy and a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of South Carolina.

Nadeem Q. Mirza

Job Titles:
  • Executive
  • Physician
  • Senior Vice President, Clinical Development
Dr. Mirza is a seasoned executive physician with 28 years of experience in solid tumors, hematologic malignancies and bone marrow transplantation, including 12 years of clinical research at MD Anderson Cancer Center and 16 years of clinical development and medical affairs in biopharmaceutical industry. Dr Mirza launched several oncology therapies including Campath®, Abraxane®, Nexavar®, Clolar®, Zaltrap®, Venclexta®, and Copiktra®. Dr. Mirza previously served as Chief Medical Advisor with TRIGR Therapeutics, Senior Vice President, Corporate Medical Affairs at Verastem Oncology and Global Head, Hematology and Solid Tumors at Abbvie Oncology. As Vice President, Head of Oncology, North America Medical Affairs at Sanofi Oncology Dr. Mirza was responsible for the medical affairs program that supported 12 products across several oncology indications. Dr. Mirza conducted clinical research at MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas from 1992 - 2004. Dr. Mirza earned a medical degree from the University of Punjab (Lahore, Pakistan) and a Master of Public Health from the University of Texas.

Paul Lammers

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Senior Executive
  • Compensation Committee / Nominating & Governance Committee
Dr. Lammers is a senior executive with more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. Dr. Lammers is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Triumvira Immunologics. Prior to joining Triumvira Immunologics, Dr. Lammers served as President & Chief Executive Officer of Mirna Therapeutics, where he raised approximately $160 million in funding before taking the company public on NASDAQ. Previously he was Chief Medical Officer of EMD Serono, a division of Merk KgaA. Additionally, Dr. Lammers held various executive and management roles with BioCyte Therapeutics, Zonagen, Hoechst Marion Roussel and Organon International. Dr. Lammers earned a M.D and M.S. in Biology and Reproductive Endocrinology from Radboud University in the Netherlands.

Philip Bauer

Job Titles:
  • Senior Life Sciences Executive With over 30 Years of Chemistry
  • Vice President, Chemistry, Manufacturing & Control
Dr. Bauer is a senior life sciences executive with over 30 years of Chemistry, Manufacturing and Control development experience with a focus on drug substance and drug product development. Dr. Bauer started his career with E. R. Squibb and Sons as a research investigator and spent 12 years with Abbott Laboratories managing chemical process development. Dr. Bauer later gained 20 years of oncology and CNS experience with biotech companies such as Ilex Oncology, Geminex, Tarsa Therapeutics, Naurex and Aptinyx. Dr. Bauer has a PhD in Synthetuc Organic Chemistry from the University of Wyoming and Post Doctoral fellowship from the University of Notre Dame.

Rebecca Griffith-Eskew

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Clinical Operations
Mrs. Griffith-Eskew has more than 25 years of clinical development and operations experience in oncology drug development, phases I - IV. Mrs. Griffith- Eskew has been a part of multiple successful NDA and BLA submissions, including Ofatumumab, Temozolomide, the early Venetoclax trials in AML, and label expansions for Avelumab. During her career Rebecca has managed, monitored, and overseen on an executive level multiple solid tumor and hematological malignancy trials and oncology portfolios. Mrs. Griffith-Eskew was the head of clinical operations at Immatics, a small biotech company focused in T-Cell therapy, as well as an Executive Director/ Franchise Area Lead overseeing a portfolio of oncology trials at Worldwide Clinical Trials. Mrs. Griffith-Eskew earned a B.S. in Zoology from the University of Oklahoma and is a candidate for a M.S. in Sport Psychology from Walden University.

Tess Burleson

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Nominating & Governance Committee
Ms. Burleson has more than 20 years of progressive experience in advising and developing key business support operations across a variety of industries, including healthcare, pharmaceutical, and biomedical R&D. Ms. Burleson is the Chief Operating Officer of Translational Genomics Research Institute and the President of TGen Health Ventures. Previously, Ms. Burleson served as Chief Financial Officer at Lovelace Medical Foundation, President at Lovelace Scientific Resources, and as a Senior Associate of Tax, Audit and Advisory Services at KPMG. Ms. Burleson earned a B.B.A in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration from the University of New Mexico.

William K. McVicar - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • CHAIRMAN of the BOARD of DIRECTORS
  • Member of the Nominating & Governance Committee
  • Industry Executive
Dr. McVicar is seasoned pharmaceutical industry executive with more than 30 years of clinical development experience. He most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer of Flex Pharma. Prior to joining Flex Pharma, Dr. McVicar served as Executive Vice President of Pharmaceutical Development, Chief Scientific Officer, and President at Inotek Pharmaceuticals. As Vice President of Development Operations at Sepracor, he oversaw the development, FDA review, and approval of multiple NDAs and SNDAs. Prior to Sepracor, Dr. McVicar held various positions of increasing responsibility at Sandoz, Novartis and Rhone Poulenc Rorer. Dr. McVicar earned a B.S. in Chemistry from the State University of New York College at Oneonta and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Vermont.