Teligent, Inc. Appoints Martin Wilson To General Counsel

BUENA, N.J., April 25, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Teligent, Inc. (NASDAQ: TLGT), a New Jersey-based specialty generic pharmaceutical company, today announced it has appointed Martin Wilson as its General Counsel. 

Jason Grenfell-Gardner, President and CEO of the Company, commented, "We are pleased Martin has agreed to join our team here at Teligent, Inc.  Martin's extensive experience in the generic pharmaceutical industry, particularly his most recent experience at Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., and its subsidiary, Par Sterile Products, LLC, will be an excellent addition to our team."  Mr. Grenfell-Gardner continued, "We look forward to working with Martin, as we continue to execute our TICO strategy, focused on the topical, injectable, complex and ophthalmic generic pharmaceutical markets."

Prior to joining Teligent, Mr. Wilson served as the Vice President and Assistant General Counsel for Endo Pharmaceuticals' generic arm, Par Pharmaceutical, Inc., a position he held for 18 months following the acquisition of Par by Endo in September of 2015.  Mr. Wilson was with Par for over 11 years prior to Endo's acquisition and served in a number of roles, most recently as Chief Compliance Officer.  Mr. Wilson has a B.S. from Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia, PA, and obtained a J.D. from Villanova University in 2002.

About Teligent, Inc.
Teligent is a specialty generic pharmaceutical company.  Our mission is to be a leading player in the specialty generic prescription drug market.  Learn more on our website www.teligent.com.

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