Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc announced the appointment of Richard Kim to the newly formed role of Chief Commercial Officer. In this role his responsibilities will include leading all aspects of the U.S. commercial launch of the company's lead program, once-nightly FT218, pending regulatory approval. Mr. Kim has over 25 years of commercialization, marketing, development and managerial experience in the biopharmaceutical industry in the U.S. and abroad. Prior to joining Avadel, he was at Intercept Pharmaceuticals Inc., where he most recently served as the President of U.S. Commercial & Strategic Marketing.