Kaleido Exec Brumm Is Stepping Down to Become CEO of Another Biotech

Joshua Brumm, chief operating and chief financial officer of Kaleido Biosciences (NASDAQ: [[ticker:KLDO]]) since last year, will step down on Oct. 11. Lexington, MA-based Kaleido said that Brumm is leaving to become president and CEO of an undisclosed biotechnology company. Richard Scalzo, Kaleido’s corporate controller, has been appointed principal accounting officer and will assume some of Brumm’s responsibilities. The microbiome drug developer plans to start a search for a successor to Brumm, who has agreed to advise the company until the end of this year. Kaleido went public in February, raising $75 million to finance Phase 2 tests of lead compound KB195, an experimental treatment for hyperammonemia.

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.