LEXINGTON, Mass.— LogicBio Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical stage genetic medicines company, announced the appointment of Cecilia Jones as the Company’s chief financial officer, effective January 11, 2021.
Matthias Jaffe, the current CFO at LogicBio, will step down at the end of the year and will remain a consultant to the Company during 2021.
“We are very pleased that Cecilia Jones, a leader with extensive experience in strategic finance and business development in the life sciences sector, will be joining LogicBio as we enter an important period of growth opportunities for the Company,” said Fred Chereau, LogicBio president and CEO. “We recently announced initiation of our phase 1/2 SUNRISE clinical trial for LB-001 in the treatment of methylmalonic acidemia and completed a successful follow-on public offering. As we expect additional key milestones in 2021, Cecilia will play a central role in supporting these important initiatives and helping LogicBio plan for a broad range of new development opportunities.”
“I am thrilled to be joining LogicBio at this exciting stage of the organization as they work to extend the reach of genetic medicine,” said Ms. Jones. “I look forward to joining the leadership team and applying my experience in global finance to help the Company maximize these opportunities in the years ahead.”
Ms. Jones has more than 20 years of experience in consulting and financial leadership roles with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. She is currently vice president for R&D, worldwide medical and business development finance, at Biogen, advising senior management on investment prioritization to support the Company’s strategic goals. At Biogen she previously served as senior director corporate finance, where she led global long-range planning and financial assessment of business development and M&A opportunities, and director of emerging markets finance, where she supported Latin America, Asia Pacific and Eastern European markets. Prior to joining Biogen, Ms. Jones was director international finance at Genzyme (now Sanofi Genzyme), where she held various functions of increasing responsibility within international finance. She received a Licenciatura en Economia from Universidad de San Andres in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
“On behalf of the board and management team, I would like to extend our appreciation to Matthias Jaffe for his service as CFO at LogicBio during our formative years and for his dedication to working with our team as a consultant during 2021 to support a smooth transition,” Mr. Chereau added.
