Bruce Cozadd to retire as Jazz’s CEO

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By Richard Guy, Biopharma Analyst, and Gunjan Ohri, Data Content Analyst  

December 17, 2024 1:31 AM UTC

Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ:JAZZ) said Bruce Cozadd will retire as CEO by year-end 2025 while remaining chair once the company has identified a successor. Cozadd co-founded Jazz in 2003 and became CEO in 2009. The company added that it expects to wrap up the search process within 12 months.

James Li has joined Frazier Life Sciences as venture partner. Li was chairman and CEO at JW Therapeutics Co. Ltd. (HKEX:2126), a company he co-founded. …