Rockwell Medical Promotes Heather Hunter to Chief Operating Officer

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Rockwell Medical Promotes Heather Hunter to Chief Operating Officer

2025-09-30 17:59 Last Updated At：18:20

WIXOM, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 30, 2025--

Rockwell Medical, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: RMTI), a healthcare company that develops, manufactures, commercializes, and distributes a portfolio of hemodialysis products to dialysis providers worldwide, today announced that Heather Hunter was promoted to Chief Operating Officer, and will continue to report to the Company's President and CEO, Dr. Mark Strobeck.

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Ms. Hunter joined Rockwell Medical as SVP, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer in August 2022 to revitalize the Company’s investor relations, corporate communications, brand reputation, and market credibility. Subsequently, Ms. Hunter assumed responsibility for other functional areas including information technology and transportation. In her new role as Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Hunter will focus on modernizing infrastructure, processes, and systems, implementing operational efficiencies, and aligning execution with Rockwell Medical's strategic priorities to enhance shareholder value and drive sustainable growth.

"We are extremely pleased to expand Heather's role to Chief Operating Officer, which is a natural extension of the areas that she has positively influenced and impacted over the past three years," said Mark Strobeck, Ph.D., President and CEO at Rockwell Medical. "Formalizing a role dedicated to driving operational excellence, efficiencies, and scalability demonstrates our continued commitment to building a high-performing, highly efficient organization. This promotion is a reflection of the incredible work Heather has done, in partnership with the entire Rockwell team, to fundamentally transform our organization into the leading supplier of liquid bicarbonate concentrates, and the second largest supplier of acid and dry bicarbonate concentrates, for dialysis patients in the United States."

"Every day I am driven by our mission to provide dialysis clinics, and the patients they serve, with the highest quality products supported by the best customer service in the industry," said Ms. Hunter. "I am inspired by the opportunities that lie ahead for Rockwell Medical as we work to further streamline our operations and advance our organization for the benefit of vulnerable patients around the world with end-stage kidney disease."

With more than two decades of experience, Ms. Hunter is recognized for driving organizational renewal, scaling companies, elevating brands, and attracting equity investment, strategic partnerships, customers, and acquirers. Prior to joining Rockwell Medical, Ms. Hunter was Vice President, Communications and Corporate Affairs at Venatorx Pharmaceuticals, a private, venture-backed, pre-commercial pharmaceutical company focused on antibacterial and antiviral drug research and development; Vice President, Marketing and Communications at Safeguard Scientifics, a venture capital firm focused on early- and growth-stage healthcare and technology companies; and Vice President, Corporate Communications at W.P. Carey, one of the largest diversified net lease real estate investment trusts focused on operationally critical properties in North America and Europe. Currently, Ms. Hunter is an Advisory Board Member at Journal My Health, a digital health platform focused on patients with chronic conditions; and is a Managing Director at Golden Seeds, an angel investment firm, that invests in revenue-stage women-led and women-founded companies. Ms. Hunter received a B.A in History from Yale University.

About Rockwell Medical

Rockwell Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMTI) is a healthcare company that develops, manufactures, commercializes, and distributes a portfolio of hemodialysis products for dialysis providers worldwide. Rockwell Medical's mission is to provide dialysis clinics and the patients they serve with the highest quality products supported by the best customer service in the industry. Rockwell is focused on innovative, long-term growth strategies that enhance its products, its processes, and its people, enabling the Company to deliver exceptional value to the healthcare system and provide a positive impact on the lives of hemodialysis patients. Hemodialysis is the most common form of end-stage kidney disease treatment and is typically performed in freestanding outpatient dialysis centers, hospital-based outpatient centers, skilled nursing facilities, or a patient’s home. Rockwell Medical's products are vital to vulnerable patients with end-stage kidney disease, and the Company is relentless in providing unmatched reliability and customer service. Certified as a Great Place to Work ® in 2023, 2024 and 2025, and named Fortune Best Workplaces in Manufacturing & Production™ in 2024, Rockwell Medical is Driven to Deliver Life-Sustaining Dialysis Solutions™. For more information, visit www.rockwellmed.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

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A Russian missile and drone barrage kills at least 14 in Ukraine's Kyiv region

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pounded the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the surrounding region with scores of missiles and drones in a nighttime aerial attack that lasted for hours and killed at least 14 people, officials said Thursday.

Moscow's forces have in recent months intensified their ballistic missile attacks on Kyiv, exploiting Ukraine's chronic shortage of U.S.-made Patriot air defense interceptors, the sole weapon in its arsenal able to shoot down ballistic missiles.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has pleaded for countries to send more Patriot interceptors but international stockpiles are low amid the Iran war and Ukraine's more than four-year fight against Russia's all-out invasion.

Russia's overnight barrage also included cruise missiles and fast-flying jet-powered drones that put further strain on air defenses, the Ukrainian air force said.

Explosions boomed across the city in the dark. Kyiv was the primary target, but hits were recorded at 28 locations across the country, according to the air force. About 40 people were wounded, Zelenskyy said, as air raid warnings remained in place until after dawn.

“It was a massive attack,” Zelenskyy said on social media, adding that Russia “had been preparing (it) for a long time, combining different types of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones, aiming to cause as much damage as possible to civilian infrastructure."

But the Russian Defense Ministry said the attack struck a Kyiv industrial site manufacturing components for Ukraine’s Flamingo cruise missiles. Sites involved in the production and storage of drones, an ammunition depot and a logistics center were also hit, it said.

Russia and Ukraine have battered each other with drones and missiles as their armies struggle to gain the upper hand on the 1,250-kilometer (780-mile) front line, where huge numbers of drones are pinning down troops.

Ukraine has attempted to shift the war onto Russian soil through long-range drone strikes on oil facilities and other infrastructure.

The Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday morning that air defenses shot down 726 Ukrainian drones overnight over a number of Russian regions, annexed Crimea and the Black and Azov seas, in one of Ukraine's biggest aerial attacks of the war. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties.

Russia’s relentless onslaught on Kyiv has spooked other European countries, especially those bordering Ukraine, which fear what Russian President Vladimir Putin might have in store for the continent.

As the Russian attack on Kyiv unfolded, the Polish Armed Forces Operational Command activated its military aviation operations, ground-based air defense systems and its radar reconnaissance.

Polish and other NATO military aircraft were deployed to monitor the country’s airspace, Polish news agency PAP reported.

Romania’s Defense Ministry said that an unidentified drone crashed and caught fire in an uninhabited area near the border with Ukraine.

Two Spanish F-18 jets, deployed on an air policing mission in Romania, were scrambled after 2 a.m. local time to monitor a group of “air targets” near the border, the ministry said.

Also, Moldova’s Defense Ministry said that its airspace was breached by an unauthorized drone.

Russia's overnight strikes hit 12 locations across Kyiv’s Darnytskyi, Sviatoshynskyi and Solomianskyi districts, damaging residential buildings, a medical facility and an educational institution. Emergency crews were at the scene and pulled people out from under the rubble.

60-year-old Larysa Bondaruk sat on the ground, holding her cat, Chanel, which had been rescued by firefighters.

With tears in her eyes, she said that her neighbor’s grandson had been trapped under the rubble and died. Her apartment was badly damaged.

“A rocket hit the roof. It was incredibly loud. Immediately, debris and doors were blown out. There were columns of smoke, columns of fire, screams, crying and despair,” she said. “Two people were killed in our building, but the rescuers responded quickly and professionally. I am grateful to them for that.”

In Solomianskyi district, the top two floors of a 9-story residential building were destroyed and fires broke out on other floors. People were also trapped in two residential buildings and a school shelter.

AP reporters Vasilisa Stepanenko and Hanna Arhirova in Kyiv, Kirsten Grieshaber in Berlin and Stephen McGrath in Leamington Spa, England contributed to this story.

Follow the AP’s coverage of the war in Ukraine at https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine