RE: CEO12 Mar 2025 12:42
Taken the time to collect my thoughts and read through the various views across the forum(s). I’m as much venting to decompress, as I am asking that some action is considered.
It's quite clear that the science is the only bit of confidence and hope that the investors have left. Unfortunately, we are investing in a business, not a scientific theory. If the science is sound, the company/stock is still at the mercy of the way the business is managed. To think that the company is finally in clinical trials yet the share price has been decimated (despite no change in the science) speaks volumes. Most companies and investors at such a time should be filled with excitement, not counting their losses.
Vlad seems to be treating the company as just a way to fund his scientific research project, and simply using investors to keep getting a new research funding grant. There is absolutely no regard for the investors or market cap. As the CEO of a publicly listed company, he does have a duty to act in the shareholders’ best interests. It’s quite clear that he hasn’t done so and is failing in this duty.
Whilst it may be to late to enact change at this juncture, for anyone who remains invested I would strongly urge you to consider whether this is the man you want making the business (not scientific, but business) decisions. Based on his previous performance, for me I have absolutely no confidence in the CEO/Board and do think an EGM should be called to address this. If we get to the stage where we’re in Phase 2 for CAR-T, or CBR is advancing, do you want a board that has no regard for the investors to be leading this?
To be making decisions that have such a detrimental impact on the investors, at such a crucial time, and not providing any justification why, is disrespectful and a display of ignorance. Some acknowledgement and explanation is required, the investors have kept the company going for years.
What is painful to see is those that have lost large sums of money are still trying so desperately to justify the company’s actions here. Whether it’s a subconscious coping mechanism, Stockholm Syndrome, or simply delusion, to try and paint the recent action as anything other than negative is pretty crazy and the reason the company can continue to act this way. Yes it’s ok to look for some silver linings and consider in the long run that it might be ok, but that needs to be done alongside acknowledging how awful the board has acted. Again. And again. And again.