Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of Sheldon Koenig as president and board member, effective immediately. With over 30 years of commercial and operational experience as an accomplished leader in the cardiovascular space, Mr. Koenig has served as the company’s chief operating officer since December 2020. He is succeeding Tim Mayleben, who after serving in this role for the last decade, has decided to step down and will continue to serve as a senior advisor to help ensure a smooth transition. Previously, Mr. Koenig was chief commercial officer at Portola Pharmaceuticals until the company was acquired by Alexion Pharmaceuticals. At Portola, he built the U.S. commercial and operations functions as well as the global organization. Earlier, Mr. Koenig was senior vice president and head of the cardiovascular franchise for Sanofi, where he led U.S. business operations and product launches in more than 20 countries. Mr. Koenig began his career at Merck, where he served for more than 25 years in roles of increasing responsibility within the company’s cardiovascular thrombosis franchises.