Exscientia, working on artificial intelligence-driven drug discovery, has appointed Georgy Egorov as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective immediately.
Egorov brings extensive experience in global capital markets and investor relations, as well as in corporate development and strategic planning to position companies optimally for rapid growth. He joins Exscientia from CompareEuropeGroup, where he was CFO and board member.
Prior to that, Egorov spent 20 years working in the financial industry, including senior roles at UBS as Managing Director, Head of EMEA Emerging Markets Equity Capital Markets and Goldman Sachs, where he was an executive director covering Equity and Debt Markets.
Egorov holds a Master’s degrees from the Russian University of Economics (Plekhanov) and the University of Cambridge Judge Business School and is a Certified Chartered Accountant.
Andrew Hopkins, CEO of Exscientia, said: “We are delighted to welcome Georgy to the team at this exciting time for Exscientia. Georgy brings an impressive array of skills and experience, particularly in fund raising, corporate strategy and development."
"We believe that this will greatly support Exscientia’s ambitious growth plans as we pursue the industrialisation of our unique AI platform, development of our proprietary pipeline and advancement of existing and future partnered programmes.”
Egorov commented: "I am pleased to join the executive management team at Exscientia. As one of the pioneers in AI-driven drug discovery, Exscientia has the opportunity to play a pivotal role in changing the way drugs are developed. I look forward to contributing to Exscientia’s growth and growing presence within the life sciences industry and capital markets."
