Allena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the appointment of Mark J. Fitzpatrick to its board of directors. Mr. Fitzpatrick brings over 30 years of operational and financial management experience to Allena. Most recently, he spent six years at Chiasma, Inc. where he served initially as Chief Financial Officer and subsequently President and Chief Executive Officer, and played an integral role in securing U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of MYCAPSSA® for the treatment of acromegaly. Prior to Chiasma, he served as Chief Financial Officer for several biopharmaceutical companies. In conjunction with Mr. Fitzpatrick’s appointment, Allena announced that board members James Topper, M.D., Ph.D., managing general partner at Frazier Healthcare and a founding member of the company’s board of directors since 2011, and Andrew A. F. Hack, M.D., Ph.D., a member of the company’s board of directors since 2018, will not stand for re-election at the Company's annual meeting in June.