On September 7, 2021 bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ: BLUE) reported key management and board appointments in advance of the company’s planned separation, targeted for mid-October, 2021 (Press release, 2seventy bio, SEP 7, 2021, View Source [SID1234594648]). The company also outlined plans for investor events and participation in investor conferences leading up to the separation.
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"As we approach separation, we are focused on ensuring that both bluebird bio and 2seventy bio have strong management teams and boards in place to carry each company through its next phase," said Nick Leschly, chief bluebird. "After an intense period of internal work to prepare for the separation, we’re now looking forward to engaging with key external stakeholders to share plans for each company as we near our targeted October separation."
bluebird bio management update
"I’m thrilled to welcome Gina Consylman to the leadership team of bluebird bio. Upon the effectiveness of the planned separation, Gina will become the chief financial officer of bluebird bio," said Andrew Obenshain, president, severe genetic disease. "Her prior experience in a similar spin transaction and helping lead a successful commercial organization through periods of change has already made her an invaluable partner as we move through an important execution phase at bluebird."
Gina Consylman joined bluebird in August 2021 as the CFO of the severe genetic disease business, overseeing finance, tax, accounting, treasury, insurance and investor relations. She has over 25 years of experience in finance, investor relations, strategy and business development. Prior to joining bluebird, she served as senior vice president and CFO at Ironwood Pharmaceuticals. Before Ironwood, Gina served as vice president, corporate controller and principal accounting officer at Analogic Corporation, a publicly-held healthcare and security technology solutions company, where she oversaw the company’s global accounting and treasury teams. Prior to her work at Analogic, Gina served as senior director of corporate accounting at Biogen Inc., where she led the accounting teams for corporate and U.S. commercial business units.
Gina serves on the board of directors for Assembly Biosciences, Inc. and Verastem Oncology. A Certified Public Accountant, Gina began her career in public accounting at Ernst & Young LLP. She holds a B.S. in accounting from Johnson & Wales University and a M.S. in taxation from Bentley University.
bluebird bio board of directors update
"As we approach the launch of 2seventy bio, I’m excited to welcome Marcela Maus to bluebird bio’s board of directors. Upon effectiveness of the planned separation, Marcela will join the board of 2seventy bio," said Nick Leschly. "Marcela’s work as a translational physician-scientist in the field of immunology, particularly as it relates to T-cell immunotherapies and cellular therapies in the treatment of cancer makes her ideally suited to provide valuable insights to the 2seventy team."
Marcela Maus, M.D., Ph.D., is currently an associate professor at Harvard Medical School, the Paula O’Keefe chair in oncology and director of cellular immunotherapy at Mass General Cancer Center, as well as an attending physician in the Hematopoietic Cell Transplant and Cell Therapy division of Oncology at Mass General Cancer Center. She is an associate member of the Broad Institute of Harvard and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and an associate member of the Ragon Institute of Mass General Cancer Center, MIT, and Harvard. Dr. Maus’ laboratory focuses on the biology of human T cell activation, costimulation, and memory, and on the application of human T cell therapies to human disease, including forward and reverse translation of engineered T cell therapies in early-phase clinical trials.
Dr. Maus completed undergraduate studies at MIT and holds graduate degrees (M.D., Ph.D.) from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Maus trained in internal medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and in hematology and medical oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, is board-certified in these three disciplines, and practices medical oncology. She also serves on several scientific and clinical advisory boards for the biotechnology industry as well as external academic medical centers.
Upcoming investor events
Members of the management teams of bluebird bio and 2seventy bio will participate in the following upcoming investor conferences:
Morgan Stanley 19th Annual Healthcare Conference
bluebird bio: September 10, 2021 at 10:15am ET
2seventy bio: September 9, 2021 at 12:30pm ET
Bank of America Global Healthcare Conference 2021
bluebird bio: September 16, 2021 at 9:10am ET
2seventy bio: September 17, 2021 at 10:05am ET