Exicure, Inc. Announces Appointment of New CEO and CFO and Changes to Board of Directors

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Apr 27, 2023

Exicure, Inc. (Nasdaq: XCUR), historically an early-stage biotechnology company focused on developing nucleic acid therapies targeting ribonucleic acid against validated targets, today announced that, effective as of April 26, 2023, Jung-Sang (Michael) Kim was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and a Class II director of the Company’s board of directors (the “Board”). Mr. Kim succeeds Dr. Matthias Schroff, who yesterday stepped down as Chief Executive Officer and a Class I member of the Board, and Mr. Elias D. Papadimas, who yesterday stepped down as our Chief Financial Officer. Effective as of April 26, 2023, the Board also approved the appointment of Jiyoung Hwang as a Class I director of the Board. Additionally, effective as April 26, 2023, Seung Soo Shin resigned as a Class II director and chairman of the Board. Additional information about today’s announcement, including biographical information about Mr. Kim and Ms. Hwang, will be filed on a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.