Statera Biopharma, Inc. announced the appointment of Christopher Zosh as Interim Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer, effective from May 27, 2022. Mr. Zosh, age 46, has served as the Company's Vice President of Finance since January 1, 2019. He also served as interim principal executive officer, interim principal financial officer and interim principal accounting officer from December 2019 to July 2021.

Prior to that, he served as Acting Finance Director from July 2017 through December 2018, and Senior Accountant from June 2014 through June 2017, where his responsibilities have included overseeing internal accounting and financial reporting functions. Since July 1, 2017, Mr. Zosh has also served on the board of directors of Panacela Labs, Inc., a joint venture between the Company and Joint Stock Company “Rusnano,” a Russian investment fund, in which the Company holds a 66.77% equity interest. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Zosh held several positions over his 15-year career with Sodexo, a facilities management and food service company to schools, universities, hospitals, senior living communities, venues and other vital industries, the most recent of which was Financial Accounting Analyst.

In addition, Mr. Zosh served as an Orthopedic Specialist in the United States Army Reserves. He holds a bachelor's degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting from the State University of New York at Buffalo.