NervGen Pharma Corp. announced the appointment of Mr. Michael Kelly to the position of President &CEO effective April 10, 2023. Mr. Kelly has also been appointed as amember of NervGen's Board of Directors.

Mr. Kelly currently serves on the Board of Directors of ARS Pharmaceuticals, which he joined in May 2019. Prior to Adapt, he was CEO and Board member for Covis Pharma Inc, who, along with its European affiliate, grew and sold the company assets for $1.2 billion to Concordia Healthcare in 2015. Previously, Mr. Kelly was also a member of the founding management team of Azur Pharma Limited, a specialty pharmaceutical company, and later, following a successful strategic merger, served as the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc.

Prior to his tenure at Azur Pharma, he served as Vice President of Commercial Operations and Medical Affairs at Guilford Pharmaceuticals Inc., Vice President of Sales and Marketing at ViroPharma Incorporated, and held various commercial and medical roles at TAP Pharmaceuticals Inc. Mr. Kelly holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from The College of New Jersey and a Master of Business Administration from Rider University.