CytomX Therapeutics Announces Changes to its Board of Directors
- President and CEO Sean McCarthy, D. Phil., Appointed to Additional Role of Chairman -
- Hoyoung Huh, M.D., Ph.D. Retiring from Board -
- James R. Meyers, Former EVP at
Hoyoung Huh, M.D., Ph.D., who has served as chairman of CytomX’s board of directors since
“On behalf of CytomX’s management and Board, I would like to thank Hoyoung for his strategic leadership and insight over the last six years,” said Sean McCarthy, D.Phil., president and chief executive officer of CytomX. “Hoyoung has helped us mature CytomX from an early stage startup company to an integrated research and development organization with multiple wholly-owned and partnered product candidates in the clinic. I am delighted that CytomX will continue to benefit from his expertise as an advisor as we continue to advance towards realizing our vision of transforming lives with safer, more effective therapies.”
In conjunction with Dr. McCarthy’s appointment as chairman, existing company director Matthew Young has been appointed to the role of lead independent director.
The company also announced that James R. Meyers has been appointed as an independent director to the CytomX board.
Mr. Meyers brings more than 30 years of worldwide commercial leadership experience within the biotechnology industry. Mr. Meyers has served as a senior advisor to
Continued Dr. McCarthy, “We are honored to have Jim joining our Board of Directors as we continue to advance our clinical stage pipeline and drive towards building a commercial-stage organization. Jim brings deep operational and strategic expertise and is a recognized leader with a proven track record of commercial success. I look forward to working closely with Jim and the full board as we endeavor to take CytomX to the next level.”
Commenting on his appointment Mr. Meyers said, “I’m thrilled to be joining the CytomX board at this pivotal time in the company’s evolution and I very much look forward to contributing to the further advancement of this unique organization.”
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