Qkine expands senior leadership team
Written by Helen
18 / 09 / 2024
Congratulations to Qkine on the expansion of their senior leadership team with the appointment of Rob Nixon as Commercial Director and Paul Grafham as Chief Financial Officer. With years of experience working with fast-growing biotechs and life science reagent suppliers, these appointments will support the execution of Qkine's growth strategies and expansion of its commercial operations globally.
“We are pleased to welcome Rob and Paul to the team. Their extensive experience in the stem cell and life sciences manufacturing fields will make an important contribution to supporting our continued international and commercial growth,” says Dr Catherine Elton, Qkine CEO.
Rob rejoins Qkine after a break, bringing over 15 years' experience in sales and sales leadership; managing successful commercial teams in life science organisations across a spectrum of start-ups and public listed companies. Rob joins as part of the executive team to execute and deliver the commercial strategy to scale the business.
Paul brings over 25 years' experience in senior financial positions. As a qualified ACMA he has a track record across a number of companies within the life science and high-tech manufacturing sectors, from UK start-ups to publicly listed US companies. Paul joins as part of the executive team to provide strategic, financial and operational leadership; support fundraising activities and provide insights to the Board and investors.
“I would like to thank Zoe and her colleagues for finding excellent candidates for CFO and Commercial Director positions this year. Her approach was highly collaborative and focused, and accommodated to the best of the team’s ability our request for a 50-50 gender split during the shortlisting process. Her gentle efficiency allowed us to run two concurrent searches at a busy time for the company. Thank you for making this a smooth and enjoyable process, it was a delight to work with you.” Dr Catherine Elton, Qkine CEO
