Lawrence David
Chief Financial Officer, Directeur Financier
Management
Valneva
Austria
Biography
He brings over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech and vaccine industries, with a proven international track record in mid-sized to large companies and small biotech start-ups. His tested leadership experience as a CFO in the Lifesciences sector spans across finance and accounting, mergers and acquisitions, fund raising and investor relations. David served as CFO in a dual-listed (LSE and NASDAQ) vaccine biotech company (Acambis plc, acquired by Sanofi in 2008) and was Vice President of Finance & Business Development for Chiron Vaccines, a division of Chiron Corporation which was acquired by Novartis in 2005. Prior to these roles, he held senior finance positions at GlaxoSmithKline including Vice President of Financial Management in Research and Development. In addition, David also brings recent start-up CEO experience and Non-Executive Director/Board experience. He brings over 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech and vaccine industries, with a proven international track record in mid-sized to large companies and small biotech start-ups. His tested leadership experience as a CFO in the Lifesciences sector spans across finance and accounting, mergers and acquisitions, fund raising and investor relations. David served as CFO in a dual-listed (LSE and NASDAQ) vaccine biotech company (Acambis plc, acquired by Sanofi in 2008) and was Vice President of Finance & Business Development for Chiron Vaccines, a division of Chiron Corporation which was acquired by Novartis in 2005. Prior to these roles, he held senior finance positions at GlaxoSmithKline including Vice President of Financial Management in Research and Development. In addition, David also brings recent start-up CEO experience and Non-Executive Director/Board experience.
Research Interest
Biotechnology
