Susan Clement Davies24 Sep 2020 08:11
Directorate Change
Scancell Holdings plc, (AIM:SCLP), the developer of novel immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, is pleased to announce the appointment of Susan Clement Davies as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. For health reasons, Dr Alan Lewis is standing down from the Board as Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.
Susan is an experienced life sciences financier with over 25 years of capital markets and investment banking experience, including Managing Director of Equity Capital Markets at Citigroup Global Markets Limited and most recently until 2018, Managing Director at Torreya Partners LLC, a global investment banking firm serving companies in the Life Sciences industry. Her work at this time included providing advice on M&A, corporate finance, licensing transactions and pharmaceutical asset sales, with clients ranging from large pharmaceutical companies through to private equity firms focused on healthcare. Susan is currently Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Evgen Pharma plc, an AIM listed clinical stage drug development company.
Commenting on the appointment, Dr John Chiplin Chairman of Scancell, said: “On behalf of the Board, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Alan Lewis for the contributions he has made to the Company since he was first appointed to the Board in 2016 and wish him all the best for the future. In addition, I am very pleased to welcome Susan to the Board of Scancell. Susan’s considerable experience in investment banking will be invaluable for any potential future licensing and corporate transactions.”
Susan Clement Davies commented:
“I am delighted to be joining the Scancell Board at this very exciting time and look forward to working with the team to maximise the potential value of the Company’s platform technologies.”