On October 27, 2021 Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: CMPI) ("Checkmate"), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing its proprietary technology to harness the power of the immune system to combat cancer, reported that Alan Fuhrman has been appointed as interim President and CEO (Press release, Checkmate Pharmaceuticals, OCT 27, 2021, View Source [SID1234592077]). Mr. Fuhrman succeeds Barry Labinger, who has transitioned from his roles as President and CEO and Director.

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"We believe that vidutolimod has significant potential as a novel investigational therapeutic for melanoma and other difficult to treat tumor types. Our strategic priority is to rapidly advance our vidutolimod clinical program toward meaningful clinical data, and I am excited to lead the Company at this important time," said Alan Fuhrman interim President and CEO.

"On behalf of the entire Board, I want to thank Barry for his contributions to Checkmate, and we wish him much success with his future endeavors," said Mike Powell, Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The Board has initiated a candidate search to identify a permanent CEO.