Leucid Bio Appoints Filippo Petti as Chief Executive Officer
London, UK – 18 July 2023 – Leucid Bio (“Leucid” or the “Company”), a biotech company pursuing a differentiated approach to develop next generation Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies using the Company’s proprietary Lateral CAR platform, today announced the appointment of Filippo Petti as its Chief Executive Officer, with immediate effect. Mr. Petti has also been named as a member of Leucid Bio’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Petti brings broad industry expertise to the organization across operations, finance and research. He has experience working with biotech companies focused on oncology drug development both in the U.S. and Europe. Most recently, Mr. Petti was Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Celyad Oncology SA, a biotechnology company focused on CAR-T cell therapies for cancer.