Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the appointment of Lisa DeFrancesco as Vice President, Investor Relations. Ms. DeFrancesco joins Intercept from Melinta Therapeutics where she served as Senior Vice President, Investor Relations, Corporate Communications and Government Affairs and sat on the company’s executive leadership team. Prior to Melinta, Ms. DeFrancesco held roles of increasing responsibility over an eight-year tenure at Allergan plc (formerly Actavis and Watson Pharmaceuticals prior to its acquisition of Allergan), most recently in the role of Vice President, Investor Relations.