DavenportMajor Finds New CEO for Apricus Biosciences

March 22, 2013 – DavenportMajor Executive Search has placed Richard Pascoe as chief executive officer of Apricus Biosciences, Inc. Mr. Pascoe joins Apricus Bio from Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he was CEO since August 2008. Apricus Biosciences is a pharmaceutical company that develops and markets innovative treatments that help large patient populations across numerous, large-market therapeutic classes including male and female sexual health. DavenportMajor is an executive search firm which specializes in senior executive and board of director recruitment for life sciences and technology clients as well as recruitment in the emerging growth areas of wireless life sciences, cleantech and biofuels.