Monopar Therapeutics Inc. announced that after a career spanning more than 35 years, Monopar?s Chief Financial Officer, Kim R. Tsuchimoto, will be retiring. Ms. Tsuchimoto will be transitioning over the next month, with her last day being on June 30, 2024. Ms. Tsuchimoto will remain as a member of Monopar?s Board of Directors.

Monopar has been working over the past 6-plus months on a consulting basis with Karthik Radhakrishnan. Effective July 1, 2024, Mr. Radhakrishnan will be appointed Monopar?s Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, and Principal Financial Officer. Mr. Radhakrishnan brings over 20 years of financial strategy, investment and public company experience.

Mr. Radhakrishnan has served as President and founder of Titania Partners LLC, a management consulting firm focused on the life science sector during which time he served as Chief Financial Officer of Santalis Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Chief Executive Officer of Asylia Therapeutics Inc. He has also previously served as Chief Financial Officer of Opexa Therapeutics Inc. and before that as Vice President at ING Investment Management in New York. Mr. Radhakrishnan is a Certified Financial Advisor charter holder and holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, an M.S. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from State University of New York at Buffalo and an M.B.A. from University of Michigan Business School.