Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced a transition of its R&D leadership and the appointment of Paul D. Streck, M.D., as Senior Vice President, Clinical Development and Chief Medical Officer reporting to Amit Munshi, President and CEO. The transition follows the retirement and resignation of Chris Cabell, M.D., M.H.S., FACC, who served as the company’s Executive Vice President, Head of Research and Development, and Chief Medical Officer since June 2020. The change is effective as of December 1, 2020 and Dr. Cabell will remain an advisor to the Company. Dr. Streck brings more than 25 years of experience in drug development, regulatory and medical affairs leadership across both large and small publicly traded biopharmaceutical companies, and a track record of success with six global regulatory launches, five IND’s and nine commercial product launches. Most recently, Dr. Streck served as Chief Medical Officer at Alder Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company, acquired by Lundbeck in late 2019. In this role, Dr. Streck led clinical development, clinical operations, medical affairs, regulatory, and safety/pharmacovigilance, and drove U.S. approval of Vyepti®, a biologic medicine for prevention of migraines. From 2017-2019, Dr. Streck was the Chief Medical Officer of Insmed, Inc.