Adial Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the appointment of Tony Goodman as Chief Operating Officer. A highly accomplished pharmaceutical industry executive and member of Adial?s Board of Directors since 2017, Mr. Goodman will oversee the Company's strategic growth initiatives, including clinical development and commercial planning for AD04, as well as business development initiatives focused on partnership opportunities in the area of addiction treatment. He will continue to serve on Adial?s Board.

Mr. Goodman?s career spans more than 23 years in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries. He is the founder and Managing Director of The Keswick Group LLC, a strategic commercial and business development advisory firm. From October 2014 until February 2017, he served as the Chief Business Development Officer of Indivior PLC (INDV, FTSE 500) and a member of the executive team that brought it public as a de-merger from Reckitt Benckiser Inc., the parent company of Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals (?RBP?).

Mr. Goodman held many leadership positions at RBP and Indivior from 2006 until 2017 that included Global Director, Commercial Development and Strategic Planning; Global Head, Category Development; Director of US Business Development; and Director of US Commercial Managed Care. During his time at RBP, revenue grew to more than $1 billion annually in the addiction market. He has also served as the Director of Strategic Marketing and Business Development at PRA International.

Mr. Goodman graduated from Marshall University with a degree in Business Administration and is currently a Full Board Executive with the National Association of Corporate Directors.