BOSTON and LONDON, June 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc (NASDAQ:CNTA), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company that aims to discover and develop medicines that are transformational for patients, today announced that John Crowley CPA, has been appointed Chief Financial Officer, and Gregory Weinhoff MD MBA, former Chief Financial Officer, has been appointed to the newly created role of Chief Business Officer, effective June 10, 2024.
"With all three of our core programs in the clinic, we believe we have solidified a strong foundation and are poised for our next exciting chapter as a company. To best position Centessa for this pivotal time, we've added key new talent to lead our finance organization and have enhanced our strategic focus on business development," said Saurabh Saha MD PhD, Chief Executive Officer of Centessa. "We are thrilled to welcome John to our executive leadership team. John is a seasoned life sciences financial executive with deep technical knowledge and experience in driving financial strategy, operations and planning. He will be an invaluable asset as we work to further advance our programs and maintain a strong financial framework for our company."
Dr. Saha continued, "We also look forward to leveraging Greg's extensive business development experience in the newly created role of Chief Business Officer. Greg's experience developing strategic industry partnerships will be important toward our goal of bringing our transformative medicines to patients in need. I am excited for the path ahead and look forward to working with John, Greg and the rest of the team as we transition into our next chapter."
John Crowley CPA, Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Crowley brings over 20 years of global finance and operational experience in the life sciences industry to Centessa. He most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of Fusion Pharmaceuticals prior to its acquisition by AstraZeneca in June 2024. He also served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Merus, Inc. Prior to Merus, Mr. Crowley served as the Corporate Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Charles River Laboratories, Inc. Previously, Mr. Crowley held senior corporate finance positions at Ironwood ...