THE WOODLANDS, Texas, July 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXRX) today announced that the Lexicon Board of Directors has appointed Mike Exton, Ph.D. as chief executive officer and director of Lexicon. Dr. Exton succeeds Lonnel Coats who, as previously announced, retired effective July 7, 2024. Dr. Exton most recently served as the global cardiometabolic therapeutic head at Novartis. “I am confident that Mike is the right person to serve as Lexicon’s next chief executive o ...