electroCore Announces Frank R. Amato to Step Down as Chief Executive Officer

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., June 10, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- electroCore, Inc. (Nasdaq: ECOR), a commercial-stage bioelectronic medicine company, today announced that Frank R. Amato will be stepping down as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Amato joined electroCore in 2012 and was named Chief Executive Officer in July 2016. The Board has initiated a search for a successor, and Mr. Amato will remain for a transition period.

“Under Frank’s leadership, electroCore made tremendous progress, including successfully navigating our initial public offering and transitioning to a commercial stage company with a novel technology targeting three high-value, difficult to treat headache indications,” said Carrie S. Cox, Chairman of the Board. “On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Frank for his contributions as we established a foundation to drive future growth, and I wish him the very best in his future endeavors. We have immediately initiated a search for Frank’s successor, and we are committed to ensuring a seamless transition.”  

About electroCore, Inc.

electroCore, Inc. is a commercial-stage bioelectronic medicine company dedicated to improving patient outcomes through its platform non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation therapy initially focused on the treatment of multiple conditions in neurology and rheumatology. The company’s initial targets are the preventative treatment of cluster headache and acute treatment of migraine and episodic cluster headache.

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