Zealand Pharma A/S announced the appointment of David M. Kendall, M.D., as Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Kendall most recently served as Senior Global Medical Advisor at Zealand and has more than 35 years of experience in diabetes and metabolic disease, with a broad-based career in research, education, clinical care and the pharmaceutical industry. Before joining Zealand Pharma, David held a number of senior leadership positions in clinical and academic medicine and in the biopharmaceutical industry.

He has served as Chief Medical Officer for MannKind Corporation, VP - Medical Affairs and Distinguished Medical Fellow at Eli Lilly and Company and as Chief Scientific and Medical Officer for the American Diabetes Association. His clinical career included roles as both Chief of Clinical Services and Medical Director at the International Diabetes Center and as faculty at the University of Minnesota. He completed his medical and specialty training at the University of Minnesota Medical School and received his undergraduate degree at St.

Olaf College.