MediWound Announces Appointment of Shmulik Hess, Ph.D. as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Commercial Officer

YAVNE, Israel, Nov. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediWound Ltd. (Nasdaq: MDWD), a fully-integrated biopharmaceutical company focused on next-generation enzymatic therapeutics for tissue repair, today announced the appointment of Shmulik Hess, Ph.D. to the positions of Chief Operating Officer and Chief Commercial Officer effective as of December 1, 2023. Dr. Hess will lead and oversee all operational and commercial activities at MediWound.

“We are delighted to welcome Shmulik, a distinguished industry executive, to our team. Dr. Hess joins MediWound during a crucial phase of expansion as we diligently implement our global strategy. Given Shmulik’s outstanding track record in international operations and commercial activities, he is well positioned to contribute to the further evolution of   MediWound into a world-class operation,” said Ofer Gonen, Chief Executive Officer of MediWound. “He will assume an integral role in implementing our plans to scale up our GMP facility to support the global demand of NexoBrid and as we progress in the development of EscharEx,” added Mr. Gonen.

“I’m thrilled to join MediWound at this pivotal time,” said Dr. Shmulik Hess. “Throughout my career, I've taken immense pride in assembling high-performing teams to ensure patients have access to necessary therapies. It's incredibly exciting to be part of MediWound in its journey in delivering innovative therapies and improving patients’ lives worldwide.”

Dr. Hess has over two decades of extensive expertise in drug development and commercial operations in healthcare. He possesses a wealth of leadership experience in operational strategies, sales, and commercial facets within the global biopharma industry. Prior to joining MediWound, he served as Chief Executive Officer at Tabby Therapeutics, Enlivex Therapeutics (Nasdaq: ENLV), and Valin Technologies. Formerly, Dr. Hess served as a global operations executive at SciGen Ltd (acquired by VBI Vaccines). Dr. Hess is the inventor of multiple patents and author of numerous publications in peer reviewed scientific journals. He received his Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Science from the Hebrew University, Israel and was a research fellow at Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST).