RE: CFO4 Dec 2024 16:44
Why all the stress over the CFO.
Give them time,new CFO could be serving their notice from their employer now.
We have two excellent board members who can offer guidance if needed before CFO appointment.
Paul Fry
Non Executive Director
Paul was appointed as a Non- executive Director in February 2020. Paul has extensive financial experience across several industries including biotech, pharmaceutical and telecommunications. Paul was recently Chief Financial Officer of Argenta, a global CRO and CDMO specialising in animal health. Prior to this he was Chief Financial Officer of Vectura Group Ltd, an industry-leading inhaled drug delivery specialist which up until 2021 was listed on the FTSE Main Market.
Paul was also Chief Financial Officer of Immunocore Limited, a leading biotech company focused on the development of a new class of immunotherapeutic drugs based on proprietary T-cell receptor technology. Paul has also served as Director of Global Finance Operations at Vodafone plc and spent more than 25 years at GlaxoSmithKline (‘GSK’), where he held several senior roles including Head of Global Finance Services and Chief Financial Officer for GSK’s Italian pharmaceutical business.
Paul holds a degree from Oxford University and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accounts.
Darlene Deptula-Hicks
Non Executive Director
Ms. Deptula-Hicks is the interim CFO at Normunity, and prior to that served as CFO of F-star Therapeutics (NASDAQ:FSTX), which she took public in 2020 and successfully sold in 2023. Previously, she held the role of CFO at Northern Biologics and T2 Biosystems (NASDAQ:TTOO). She also served as SVP and CFO of Pieris Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:PIRS) which she also took public. Ms. Deptula-Hicks currently sits on the Board of Directors of Abcuro and Aerami Therapeutics, providing strategic financial and business direction. Ms. Deptula-Hicks received her M.B.A. from Rivier University and B.S. in Accounting from Southern New Hampshire University.