AEON Biopharma (AEON) Announces CEO Change

AEON Biopharma, Inc. (“AEON” or the “Company”) (NYSE: AEON), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing a botulinum toxin complex for the treatment of multiple therapeutic indications, announced today a leadership transition under which Marc Forth is stepping down as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company to pursue another opportunity, effective April 4, 2025. Mr. Forth will continue with the Company as a member of its board of directors (the “Board”), through which he will continue to advise the Company’s management team and provide strategic guidance. The Board has appointed Jost Fischer, the current Chairman of the Board, to serve as Interim Chief Executive Officer following Mr. Forth’s departure while the Board identifies a replacement chief executive officer. The Board is actively considering several qualified candidates.

“On behalf of the Board, I want to thank Marc for his invaluable contributions to AEON over the last several years and his dedication to exhaustively evaluating all opportunities for the Company to execute its growth strategy. As a result of these efforts, the Company is making steady progress along a 351(k) biosimilar regulatory pathway that could allow it to bring ABP-450 to the U.S. market for all of BOTOX’s currently approved and future therapeutic indications under a single FDA approval,” commented Mr. Fischer. “I look forward to working with the AEON team and the Board to ensure our program for ABP-450 continues to move forward without delay. We believe our current cash balance will allow us to work through our Biosimilar BPD Type 2a meeting with FDA anticipated in the second half of 2025. We look forward to announcing the results of that meeting and next steps in our development program.”

Jost Fischer has served as a member of the Company’s Board since February 2017. Mr. Fischer is the co-owner of Dental Innovations BVBA. Mr. Fischer served as a member and the chairman of the board of directors and as Chief Executive Officer of Sirona from June 2006 to February 2013, as Chief Executive Officer from April 2002 to February 2013, and as President from April 2002 to September 2010. Prior to joining Sirona, Mr. Fischer served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Hoermann Group, an international conglomerate in the telecommunication and automotive industry, and held senior management positions with PWA Group, a European paper group, including President and Chief Executive Officer of PWA’s printing division and President and Chief Executive Officer of PWA Dekor GmbH. In addition, Mr. Fischer serves on the board of directors of several private companies. He received a Master’s degree in Economics from the University of Saarbruecken, Germany.

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