Actithera names Steven Kelly CEO, joins board

• Actithera named Steven Kelly chief executive officer, adding him to the board as it moves toward clinical development.
• Kelly previously led Carisma Therapeutics as CEO, steering it to public markets, raising more than $300 million.
• Briggs Morrison took over as board chair; he is CEO of Crossbow Therapeutics, chair of Arvinas, director at CRISPR Therapeutics.
• John Crowley joined as independent director; he was CFO of Centessa Pharmaceuticals ahead of its $7.8 billion acquisition by Eli Lilly.

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