Polyphor has announced the appointment of Giacomo Di Nepi as the new CEO. He will assume responsibilities on November 1, 2016. Michael Altorfer will support Giacomo over the coming months to facilitate the transition and then leave the company to pursue other opportunities. Giacomo Di Nepi has been advising the Board of Directors of Polyphor on strategy and organization since May 2015. He has a long and successful career in the Pharma/Biotech industry where he launched several products at country, regional and global level and developed broad leadership skills across a variety of general management positions.