Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Appoints Rick S. Greene Chief Financial Officer

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. ( a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on hospital acute care and gastroenterology markets, today announced that Rick S. Greene, a long-time financial advisor to the Company, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, effective Tuesday, October 18. He has served as Interim Vice President, Finance & Accounting since April of this year.Mr. Greene has more than 20 years of experience in financial management and reporting. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer at Surgical Alliance Corporation, a specialty hospital company, and Director of Financial Operations at Phycor, Inc., a publicly-held physician management company. He also held positions at the national accounting firms Ernst & Young and Crowe Horwath.Mr. Greene was the Market Leader for Crowe Horwath's Tennessee healthcare practice, where he developed and led a financial advisory team serving private equity firms, technology, pharmaceutical and other healthcare companies. Mr. Greene and his team supported Cumberland's accounting department in the preparation of the Company's Initial Public Offering, as well as Cumberland's ongoing financial statement preparation and SEC reporting. "Rick is uniquely qualified to help drive growth and operational excellence at Cumberland," said A.J. Kazimi, Chief Executive Officer of Cumberland Pharmaceuticals. "In addition to a deep knowledge of our operations, he brings extensive experience in healthcare financial management and accounting that will be key to our Company's continued success."