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New York Life Appoints Sandi Tillotson to Chief Compliance Officer

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

New York Life, America's largest mutual life insurer1, today announced the appointment of Senior Vice President Sandi Tillotson to Chief Compliance Officer.

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  • New York Life, America's largest mutual life insurer1, today announced the appointment of Senior Vice President Sandi Tillotson to Chief Compliance Officer.
  • She will report to Michael McDonnell, General Counsel at New York Life.
  • Having joined New York Life in 2003 as an Associate Counsel in the Office of the General Counsel, Ms. Tillotson has served as the Head of the Corporate Risk Practice team within Operational Risk Management, in a managerial position within the Litigation team, and as Chief of Staff to Sheila Davidson, now Executive Vice President and Chief Legal & Administrative Officer at New York Life.
  • Prior to her time with New York Life, Ms. Tillotson was a Litigation Associate at Bingham McCutchen and worked as a Public Affairs Specialist at the U.S. Mission to the United Nations.

Surface Oncology Appoints Theresa Boni as General Counsel

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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Surface Oncology (Nasdaq: SURF), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing next-generation immunotherapies that target the tumor microenvironment, today announced the appointment of Theresa Boni, J.D., as general counsel and senior vice president, legal.

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  • CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Surface Oncology (Nasdaq: SURF), a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company developing next-generation immunotherapies that target the tumor microenvironment, today announced the appointment of Theresa Boni, J.D., as general counsel and senior vice president, legal.
  • Ms. Boni has more than 20 years of legal experience spanning the biopharmaceutical and medical device industries.
  • I am thrilled to be joining Surface at such an exciting time and to be working with the talented management and legal teams, said Ms. Boni.
  • Prior to joining Surface, Ms. Boni served as vice president, assistant general counsel at Dicerna Pharmaceuticals, vice president, associate general counsel at Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals and held senior legal positions with Boston Scientific and Thermo Electron (now Thermo Fisher Scientific).

Apexigen Announces Appointment of Francis Sarena as Chief Operating Officer

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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

SAN CARLOS, Calif., Jan. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apexigen, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing a new generation of antibody therapeutics for oncology, today announced the appointment of Francis Sarena as Chief Operating Officer.

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  • SAN CARLOS, Calif., Jan. 04, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apexigen, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing a new generation of antibody therapeutics for oncology, today announced the appointment of Francis Sarena as Chief Operating Officer.
  • Mr. Sarena will be responsible for leading strategic operations, driving business development, overseeing finance and investor relations and optimizing organizational functions.
  • We are thrilled to welcome Francis, an accomplished industry veteran, during this important phase of Apexigens evolution, said Xiaodong Yang, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Apexigen.
  • Mr. Sarena spent ten years in positions of increasing responsibility at Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: FPRX), most recently as Chief Strategy Officer.