Sosei Group Corporation, specialist in GPCR medicine design and development, has announced Andrew Oakley, Executive VP and CFO, has resigned from the company. The board has commenced a search to identify a new CFO and will make an announcement in due course.
Chris Cargill, currently Senior VP of Corporate Strategy, Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications at Sosei, has been appointed as CFO on an interim basis while the company considers both internal and external candidates for the role. During the company’s search, Cargill will also maintain his current responsibilities with Sosei.
“We would like to thank Andrew for his financial leadership in the past 18 months,” said Peter Bains, President and CEO of Sosei.
“While at Sosei he focused his efforts on ensuring the company is in solid financial standing and well-positioned for its next phase of growth. We respect Andrew’s decision, and we wish him all the best for the future.”
Cargill joined Sosei in September 2017 as Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, and was recently elevated to the role of SVP Corporate Strategy. Prior to this, Cargill spent nearly a decade in Investment Banking at J.P. Morgan and held various positions of increasing responsibility, most recently as VP in the U.K. Corporate Finance Group, focused on the Healthcare sector.
He began his career in the Corporate Finance division of KPMG. Cargill will report to Peter Bains, President and CEO.
Peter Bains, CEO of Sosei, said: “In a short space of time, Chris has rapidly established himself as a key member of the Sosei leadership team and is extremely well positioned to take on the CFO responsibilities. I look forward to working with Chris in his new capacity, and to continue our focus on advancing Sosei’s exciting pipeline of proprietary and partnered novel drug candidates.”