NRx Pharmaceuticals Appoints Ira Strassberg as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

NRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: NRXP), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, announced today that the company’s Board of Directors appointed Ira Strassberg as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer effective March 15, 2022.

“Ira has been serving NRx effectively in a financial consulting capacity since August, 2021,” said Robert Besthof, interim Chief Executive Officer. “We are pleased to welcome him to our senior leadership team and look forward to his contributions as we continue to advance our clinical programs for ZYESAMI® and NRX-101.”

Mr. Strassberg brings with him more than thirty years finance and accounting experience and has served as Deputy Chief Financial Officer at Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. and Chief Financial Officer at Cantor Commercial Real Estate Company. Mr. Strassberg also served on the Board of Directors of Continental Building Products, Inc. Earlier in his career, Mr. Strassberg served as Chief Financial Officer of Berkeley Point Capital, Fannie Mae’s multifamily business division, and Walker & Dunlop. He also held senior roles in both audit and consulting at KPMG, where he had direct experience in complex commercial transactions. Mr. Strassberg, who earned his B.S. in Accounting from Georgetown University, is a Certified Public Accountant, a Certified Management Accountant, and a Chartered Global Management Accountant.