Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. announced the recent appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors: Ian Zwicker, founder and CEO of Zwicker Advisory Group; Jon Kuwahara, Corporate Controller of Avanir Pharmaceuticals; Masaharu Osato, M.D., Independent Shareholder. Zwicker, Kuwahara and Osato will also serve on the Company's Audit Committee and Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. Zwicker will serve as the Chairman of the Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Kuwahara will serve as the Chairman of the Audit Committee.

Ian Zwicker is the founder of Zwicker Advisory Group and has been its Chief Executive Officer since 2014. Jon Kuwahara has served as Corporate Controller of Avanir Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Masaharu Osato has been practicing gastroenterology and internal medicine at his private practice, the Osato Medical Clinic in Torrance, Calif.

since 2001.