Ipsen announced that David Meek has resigned as the company's Chief Executive Officer and will step down from the Board of Directors, effective December 31, 2019, to pursue another professional opportunity as President and Chief Executive Officer of FerGene. The Board has decided to appoint Aymeric Le Chatelier, currently Chief Financial Officer as Interim CEO to replace David Meek as of January 1, 2020. The newly-created office of the CEO comprised of Harout Semerjian, Executive Vice-President & Chief Commercial Officer, and Richard Paulson, Executive Vice-President and Chief Executive Officer of Ipsen North America, will work closely with the Interim CEO and the Board of Directors to ensure a smooth transition and deliver its commitment to improving patients' lives through innovative medicines in Oncology, Neuroscience, Rare Diseases and Consumer Healthcare.

The Board has asked the Nominations Committee, chaired by Carol Xueref, to immediately conduct a search process in order to identify the future Chief Executive Officer. Aymeric Le Chatelier was appointed as Executive Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer at Ipsen in 2014.