CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Magenta Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MGTA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel medicines to bring the curative power of bone marrow transplant to more patients, today announced that it has strengthened its executive team with the appointment of Jason Ryan as Chief Operating and Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2019.
“We are delighted to welcome Jason to Magenta at such an important time for the Company,” said Jason Gardner, D.Phil., chief executive officer and president, Magenta Therapeutics. “As we grow as a public company and advance our portfolio, Jason’s depth of experience in capital creation and allocation, operations and finance, and commercial planning will nicely complement the skills of our existing team and position us well to bring our first-in-class therapies to patients as efficiently and effectively as possible. I am looking forward to working closely with Jason in this high-impact role for our business.”
Mr. Ryan joins Magenta from Foundation Medicine, where he served as chief financial officer. During his tenure at Foundation, Mr. Ryan helped lead the company from early stage proof of concept to a global commercial organization. He was responsible for long-range planning and capital formation, and he played a key role in the company’s relationship with, and sale to, Roche in July 2018. He also worked closely with the company’s commercial leadership through several product launches and was deeply involved in Medicare and commercial payer reimbursement strategy and execution. Prior to that, Mr. Ryan held management positions for Taligen Therapeutics, Codon Devices and Genomics Collaborative, and began his career at Deloitte & Touche. Mr. Ryan holds a B.S. in economics from Bates College and an M.B.A. from Babson College.
About Magenta Therapeutics
Headquartered in Cambridge,
Mass., Magenta Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company
developing novel medicines for patients with autoimmune diseases, blood
cancers and genetic diseases. By creating a platform focused on critical
areas of unmet need, Magenta Therapeutics is pioneering an integrated
approach to allow more patients to receive one-time, curative therapies
by making the process more effective, safer and easier.
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