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Lisata Therapeutics expands board to 8, appoints Jeff Farrow as Class III director and audit committee member
LISATA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
- Board voted October 13, 2026 to increase size from seven to eight members and appointed Jeffrey Farrow (age 65) to the newly created seat, effective immediately.
- Farrow's initial term expires at the 2028 annual meeting; he was also named to the Audit Committee and is independent under Nasdaq rules.
- Farrow is currently CFO and Chief Strategy Officer of Tarsus Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: TARS), a role held since April 2023.
- Prior roles: CFO of Global Blood Therapeutics through its Pfizer acquisition (2016-2022), CFO of ZS Pharma (acquired by AstraZeneca, 2015) and CFO of Hyperion Therapeutics (acquired by Horizon, 2015).
- CEO David Mazzo cited Farrow's financial discipline as Lisata advances Phase 2b programs in severe hypertriglyceridemia and acromegaly.