AgroFresh Solutions, Inc., a global leader in produce freshness solutions, today announced that Graham Miao will be joining the company as chief financial officer, effective today. He will be replacing Katherine Harper, who is leaving the company to pursue other professional interests. Miao is an accomplished finance professional and business leader whose 25-year career has spanned several publicly traded companies. Most recently, Miao was president and chief financial officer of Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, a specialty pharmaceutical company with $146 million in net revenue.
"We want to thank Kathy for her financial leadership as AgroFresh has matured as a public company, including successfully completing and integrating our first acquisition," Ferre added. "We wish her the best as she pursues new opportunities."
While at Pernix Therapeutics, Miao delivered profitability improvements over several quarters and completed a $180 million debt restructuring, providing the financial flexibility to pursue growth. Prior to joining Pernix, he served as the executive vice president and CFO of Interpace Diagnostics, Inc. (formerly known as PDI, Inc., or PDI), a NASDAQ listed healthcare commercialization company. Miao's career has included a broad range of senior financial positions in other life sciences companies, as well as earlier roles at Dun & Bradstreet and J.P. Morgan & Co.
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