Salarius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the appointment of Scott Jordan to the new role of Chief Business Officer and the appointment of Mark Rosenblum to the position of Executive Vice President Finance and Interim Chief Financial Officer. These changes are intended to enhance Salarius' focus on financial operations and strategic value creation while its lead clinical programs in Ewing sarcoma and advanced solid tumors continue to advance toward potential data milestones in 2020. Epigenetics refers to the regulatory system that affects gene expression and can cause cancer.

Drugs that are able to safely modify the activity of these epigenetic regulators may correct the gene changes that are driving the disease. Mr. Jordan first joined the company as Chief Financial Officer in 2016. In his new role as Chief Business officer, Mr. Jordan will lead Salarius' strategic and business development initiatives, public relations, communications and capital markets activities.

Prior to joining Salarius, Mr. Jordan served as Chief Financial Officer of Beta Cat Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Chief Investment Officer of Stingray Therapeutics. Mr. Jordan has also served as co-founder and advisor at Healthios Xchange and served as Vice President of Healthios Capital Markets, LLC. Mr. Jordan earned a B.A. in Marketing from Michigan State University and an M.B.A. from Kellstadt Graduate School of Management (DePaul).

As the company's Interim Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Rosenblum is responsible for the company's financial and operating activities. Mr. Rosenblum first joined Salarius as a financial consultant to assist in the recent merger of Flex Pharma, Inc. and Salarius Pharmaceuticals, LLC. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Rosenblum served as Chairman and Chief Executive Office of ActiveCare, Inc., a publicly traded healthcare company, and has served in the role of Chief Financial Officer for several publicly traded companies.

Mr. Rosenblum holds both a Masters in Accountancy and a B.S. degree in Accounting from the University of South Carolina. Mr. Rosenblum is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and was a licensed Certified Public Accountant for over 30 years.