Lisata Therapeutics, Inc. appointed James Nisco as the Company?s Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasury and Chief Accounting Officer, effective immediately. As of the Effective Date, Mr. Nisco shall serve as the Company?s principal financial officer and principal accounting officer. Mr. Nisco, 53, has served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Treasury and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company since April 2024.

From August 2020 through April 2024, Mr. Nisco served as Vice President of Finance & Treasury of the Company, and from February 2012 to August 2020, Mr. Nisco served as Senior Director of Treasury, Financial Planning and Analysis of the Company. Mr. Nisco oversees all finance activities for the Company. With over 25 years of experience in corporate finance, Mr. Nisco has held various senior finance positions prior to Lisata, including at OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (acquired by Astellas) and Ciba Corporation (acquired by The BASF Group).

Mr. Nisco began his career at Ciba-Geigy (now Novartis Pharmaceuticals). Mr. Nisco holds an MBA in Financial Management from Pace University and a Bachelor of Science in Business Economics from the State University of New York, College at Oneonta.