Scholar Rock CFO Rhonda Chicko to Leave in September

Scholar Rock (NASDAQ: [[ticker:SRRK]]) announced that Rhonda Chicko, the company’s chief financial officer, is leaving to “pursue other opportunities.” The Cambridge, MA-based drug developer gave no other details about Chicko’s plans other than to say that she will stay on the job through Sept. 30 to help with the transition of her responsibilities. A search for a successor is underway. Chicko joined Scholar Rock in April 2018 as the company was preparing its IPO. Scholar Rock is developing drugs that treat diseases driven by proteins called growth factors.

Author: Frank Vinluan

Xconomy Editor Frank Vinluan is a business journalist with experience covering technology and life sciences. Based in Raleigh, he was a staff writer at the Triangle Business Journal covering technology, biotechnology and energy before joining MedCityNews.com as North Carolina bureau chief. Prior to moving to North Carolina’s Research Triangle in 2007 he held business reporting positions at The Des Moines Register and The Seattle Times.