Obsidian Therapeutics, a biotechnology company pioneering controllable cell and gene therapies, today announced executive management appointments that organizationally support the Company’s long-term strategy.
| CAMBRIDGE, Mass., July 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Obsidian Therapeutics, a biotechnology company pioneering controllable cell and gene therapies, today announced executive management appointments that organizationally support the Company’s long-term strategy. Specifically, the Company announced the appointment of Catherine Stehman-Breen, M.D., as Chief Development Officer, Ryan Daws as Chief Financial Officer, and Karen Brown, Ph.D., J.D., as Senior Vice President, Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs.
“We are pleased to have recruited highly experienced talent of the caliber of Catherine, Ryan and Karen,” said Paul K. Wotton, Ph.D., CEO of Obsidian Therapeutics. “The addition of these experienced and tested biopharmaceutical leaders strengthens Obsidian for continued execution on its vision to pioneer controllable cell and gene therapies for the treatment of intractable diseases, such as cancer.” Dr. Catherine Stehman-Breen joins Obsidian as the Chief Development Officer, where she will lead the Company’s development strategy and execution. Dr. Stehman-Breen brings over 15 years of experience in preclinical and clinical drug development including extensive knowledge of clinical development and regulatory affairs. She was most recently an Entrepreneur-In-Residence at Atlas Venture, where she served as the Chief Medical Officer of Dyne Therapeutics and Disarm Therapeutics. Prior to her role with Atlas, Dr. Stehman-Breen served as the Chief Medical Officer of Sarepta Therapeutics. Before that, she was the Vice President of Global Development and Regulatory Affairs at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. She also served as Vice President Global Development at Amgen, leading several therapeutic areas. Dr. Stehman-Breen holds a B.A. in Biology and Psychology from Colby College, an M.S. in Epidemiology from the University of Washington and an M.D. from the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine. Mr. Ryan Daws joins Obsidian as the Chief Financial Officer and Head of Business Development, a role in which he will define and drive the financial and corporate growth of the Company. Mr. Daws brings over 20 years of biotech operating and transactional experience combined with significant investment banking experience. Mr. Daws most recently served as a Managing Director in the Healthcare Investment Banking Group at Robert W. Baird & Co. with a focus on life sciences companies. Prior to Baird, Mr. Daws was the Chief Financial Officer of Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Prior to that, Mr. Daws was a life science-focused investment banker at Stifel and Cowen. Mr. Daws holds a B.S. in Finance and an International M.B.A. from The Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Karen Brown joins Obsidian as the Senior Vice President, Intellectual Property and Legal Affairs, where she will develop and lead corporate legal and intellectual property strategy. Dr. Brown brings over 20 years of experience in planning and executing on IP and business strategies in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries. Dr. Brown most recently served as the Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Counsel at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where she formulated its global patent strategy, managed patent litigation and administrative proceedings and negotiated IP-related transactions. Prior to Ironwood, she served as Senior Patent Counsel at Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Schering-Plough. Dr. Brown was an Associate at Fish & Neave (now part of Ropes & Gray, LLP) and a Patent Examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Dr. Brown holds an A.B. in Biology from Princeton University, a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Boston University and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law. About Obsidian Therapeutics Media Contact:
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