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Beam Therapeutics Announces Appointment of Sravan Emany as Chief Financial Officer
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beam Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAM), a biotechnology company developing precision genetic medicines
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[{"type":"text","content":"CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beam Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAM), a biotechnology company developing precision genetic medicines through base editing, today announced the appointment of Sravan K. Emany as chief financial officer (CFO), effective December 19, 2024. Mr. Emany brings to Beam a breadth of global operational, commercial and financial experience with multinational public corporations and financial institutions. He most recently served as CFO and chief operating officer at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. \"Beam has built a strong financial position to advance our portfolio of genetic medicines, and Sravan has an exceptional background to lead our capital formation and allocation strategy going forward,\" said John Evans, chief executive officer of Beam. \"With his deep understanding of value creation in the life sciences, along with significant operational and financial experience, Sravan is uniquely positioned to help guide Beam through its next phase of growth as we advance multiple clinical programs across our hematology and genetic disease portfolio. We are excited to welcome him to the team as we continue to build on our momentum and work to create lasting impact for patients.” \"Beam’s mission to transform the treatment of genetic diseases with precision medicines is both inspiring and urgent. I am honored to join a company at the forefront of scientific innovation, especially as it advances a robust clinical pipeline with the potential to make a profound difference in patients’ lives,” said Mr. Emany. “With a strong financial foundation and a period of significant opportunity ahead, Beam is poised to drive meaningful progress in its pioneering clinical pipeline and differentiated base editing platform. I look forward to contributing to the company’s success and helping ensure we have the resources to deliver life-changing therapies to patients worldwide.” Prior to joining Ironwood, Mr. Emany served as corporate vice president, commercial excellence and chief strategy officer of Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation, a publicly held global healthcare company, and as vice president of strategy, treasury and investor relations before that. Prior to Integra, Mr. Emany served in various mergers and acquisitions investment banking roles in Bank of America and BofA Securities, formerly Bank ...