Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. Promotes Alicia Grande to Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

CORAL GABLES, Fla., Dec. 2, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPRX - News) ("Company") today announced that Alicia Grande, CPA, CMA, Catalyst's Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, has been promoted to Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, effective December 16, 2011. Catalyst also announced that Jack Weinstein, Catalyst's current Chief Financial Officer, is leaving Catalyst to pursue other interests.