- Clearmind has appointed four new members to its senior management team, including CEO, COO, CFO, and special advisor for innovation.
Clearmind Medicine Inc. (CSE: CMND), a psychedelic medicine biotech company focused on the discovery and development of novel psychedelic-derived therapeutics to solve widespread and undertreated health problems, is pleased to announce changes to its executive management team in conjunction with an accelerated effort to execute the strategic shift to psychedelic drug development as defined in its May 25th Change of Business listing on the Canadian Stock Exchange.
Dr. Adi Zuloff-Shani, PhD., a biomedical research and development executive with over 20 years of strategic and operational leadership in the healthcare industry, has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Zuloff-Shani has extensive experience successfully navigating the highly regulated process of taking therapeutics from discovery to commercialization.
Oz Locker, a proven entrepreneur with significant managerial and operational experience, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Locker most recently served as the CEO of a fully integrated CBD company in the U.S, and prior, he served in several leadership positions in fast growing technological startups. Oz is a veteran Air-Force pilot and has earned his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Gadi Levin, a Qualified Chartered Accountant with over 25 years’ experience in senior financial positions, will become the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Levin has served as CFO of several North American publicly listed companies as well as Vice President of Finance and CFO for two Israeli investment houses focused on private equity, hedge funds and real estate and regularly consults with start-up and earlier stage companies.
Ezekiel Golan, inventor of the technology underlying the Company’s Binge Behavior Regulators, will now serve only as a Special Advisor for Innovation and New Initiatives.
“I believe that psychedelic-based medicine has the potential to revolutionize the way we treat mental health issues, and that Clearmind is positioned to become a leader in the field. We have assembled a management team with the expertise and passion necessary to achieve that objective, and we are all eager to get started.”
Dr. Zuloff-Shani, PhD.
About Clearmind Medicine Inc.
Clearmind is a psychedelic pharmaceutical biotech company focused on the discovery and development of novel psychedelic therapeutics to solve widespread and under-served health problems including alcohol use disorder. Its primary objective is to research and develop psychedelic-based compounds and attempt to commercialize them as regulated medicines, foods and supplements.
The Company’s intellectual portfolio currently consists of two patent families. “Binge behavior regulators” has been granted in the U.S., Europe, China, and India, with pending divisional applications in Europe and the US. “Alcohol Beverage Substitutes” has been approved for a European patent, with pending applications in the US, China, and India. We will seek additional patents for our compounds whenever warranted and remain opportunistic with regard to the acquisition of additional IP to build our portfolio.