Christina Y Maria

Biography

Ms. Yip was appointed as President of the Company in October 2015 and has been Chief Financial Officer since April 2006. Ms. Yip brings to Pacgen over 20 years of extensive experience in financial and strategic management. She has established a successful track record in completing corporate finance and business development transactions including initial public offering, public and private financing, financial restructuring, tax reorganization, cross-border merger and acquisition, licensing and various deal negotiation. Prior to joining Pacgen, Ms. Yip served as Vice President, Finance and Administration of Cardiome Pharma Corp., a TSX and NASDAQ listed pharmaceutical company. Ms. Yip also currently serves as President and Managing Director of KeenVision Consulting Inc. providing financial advisory and executive management services to various venture companies in the life sciences and mining sectors. Ms. Yip is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, and holds an Executive MBA degree from Simon Fraser University. Ms. Yip was appointed as President of the Company in October 2015 and has been Chief Financial Officer since April 2006. Ms. Yip brings to Pacgen over 20 years of extensive experience in financial and strategic management. She has established a successful track record in completing corporate finance and business development transactions including initial public offering, public and private financing, financial restructuring, tax reorganization, cross-border merger and acquisition, licensing and various deal negotiation. Prior to joining Pacgen, Ms. Yip served as Vice President, Finance and Administration of Cardiome Pharma Corp., a TSX and NASDAQ listed pharmaceutical company. Ms. Yip also currently serves as President and Managing Director of KeenVision Consulting Inc. providing financial advisory and executive management services to various venture companies in the life sciences and mining sectors. Ms. Yip is a Chartered Professional Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, and holds an Executive MBA degree from Simon Fraser University.

Research Interest

Finance, Marketing and Sales