MediciNova Inc. announced the appointment of Esther van den Boom as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. van den Boom is owner of van den Boom & Associates, LLC, an accounting services firm that provides accounting and finance services to public and private companies. Prior to starting van den Boom & Associates, Ms. van den Boom spent nine years with Ernst & Young LLP as a Senior Manager in their audit practice where she assisted public and private biotechnology companies.