Agile Therapeutics announces upcoming appointment of Sharon Barbari and Dr Sandra Carson to its Board of Directors

– USA, NJ –  Agile Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: AGRX), a forward-thinking women’s healthcare company, today announced that the nomination of Sharon Barbari for election as a class III director to replace Abhijeet Lele who will not stand for re-election and cease to be a director on June 9, 2020.

In addition, William McKee has informed the company that he will retire from the board of directors effective June 9, 2020. The company plans to appoint Sandra Carson, M.D., FACOG as a class II director to replace Mr. McKee when he retires.

“Sharon’s extensive pharmaceutical leadership experience and expertise leading financial operations through periods of growth will be a valuable contribution to our Board,” said Al Altomari, President and CEO. “We look forward to her insight and guidance as we continue our development as a commercial company.”

“We are looking forward to Dr. Carson joining our Board in June. She has significant clinical and research expertise in women’s health coupled with established clinical experience as an OB/GYN physician and regulatory experience through her membership on U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s advisory committees,” continued Mr. Altomari. “With her extensive background in women’s health, we believe Dr. Carson will offer valuable insight and guidance on our clinical and regulatory strategies for our pipeline.”

“Abhijeet is our longest-serving independent director and joined the board over 10 years ago. He has provided important strategic insights, guidance and support throughout his long-standing tenure on Agile’s board and his service as our lead independent director,” stated Mr. Altomari. “In addition, since joining our board as we pursued our initial public offering, Bill has provided expert guidance to our company, especially in the areas of fiscal discipline and risk management, through his chairmanship of the board’s audit committee. On behalf of the other board members and Agile’s management team, I would like to thank both Abhijeet and Bill for their service to the company.”

About Sharon Barbari

Ms. Barbari has over 40 years of pharmaceutical and biotechnology experience, having served in various senior financial roles, including Chief Financial Officer, at several companies during her career, including Cytokinetics, InterMune and Gilead Sciences.

About Dr Sharon Carson

Dr. Carson is a Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and Director, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Yale University. Most recently, she served as the Emeritus Vice President for Education at the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG) from August 2018 to February 2019 and Vice President for Education from March 2013 to August 2018.

About Agile Therapeutics, Inc.

Agile Therapeutics is a women’s healthcare company dedicated to fulfilling the unmet health needs of today’s women. Our product candidates are designed to provide women with contraceptive options that offer freedom from taking a daily pill, without committing to a longer-acting method. Our initial product, Twirla, (levonorgestrel and ethinyl estradiol) transdermal system is a non-daily prescription contraceptive. Twirla is based on our proprietary transdermal patch technology, called Skinfusion, which is designed to allow drug delivery through the skin.

For more information: https://agiletherapeutics.com

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