KemPharm, Inc. announced the promotions of Sven Guenther, Ph.D., to Chief Scientific Officer, and Christal M.M. Mickle, M.A., to Chief Product Development Officer. Ms. Mickle, a co-founder of KemPharm, and Dr. Guenther have been members of KemPharm's leadership team since the early days of the Company. Ms. Mickle, who co-founded and has held a variety of positions at KemPharm, most recently served as Senior Vice President, Operations and Product Development.

In this role, she managed the development of each of KemPharm's products through strategic collaborations across the various drug development disciplines including clinical, regulatory, nonclinical, and manufacturing, enabling efficient use of funds and the ability to meet timelines and milestones. Before founding KemPharm in 2006, Ms. Mickle started her career as a Research Associate for New River Pharmaceuticals, preparing compounds in ADHD, pain, and thyroid dysfunctions for further study. Throughout her more than 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry, Ms. Mickle has been involved in early discovery as a medicinal chemist, starting and helping build a pharmaceutical company, and interacting with the FDA.

In addition, her efforts managing a team of talented scientists has led to the approval of three NDAs. Ms. Mickle received her M.A. degree in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Virginia and her B.A. and B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Biochemistry, respectively, from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She is also listed as an inventor on several patents.

Dr. Guenther was one of the first members of KemPharm, most recently serving as the company's Executive Vice President of Research and Development. In this role, he was a key contributor to the strategy and execution of all of KemPharm's early discovery work, as well as, the development and approval of three NDAs. As Chief Scientific Officer, he will continue to lead KemPharm's research team and play a central role in the advancement of the company's pipeline.

Dr. Guenther previously served as a Research Scientist for New River Pharmaceuticals, where he was part of the development team for Vyvanse®. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa and is listed as an inventor on numerous patents, as well as an author of several research papers.