Summit Therapeutics Inc. announced that Ankur Dhingra has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer, effective June 1, 2022.
“We are in a pivotal time for Team Summit as we seek to expand our portfolio of pipeline assets through potential collaborations and possible acquisitions,” said Robert W. Duggan, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Summit. “Ankur’s leadership and experience will be critical in ensuring the financial viability and excellence of our organization. Ankur’s wealth of knowledge across all aspects of finance will add substantial value to our organization as we take the next step in seeking to make a significant difference for the betterment of overall human health. We are truly pleased to welcome Ankur to Team Summit.”
Dhingra most recently served as the CFO of CAREDx, Inc., and has over 20 years of experience in finance across life sciences and technology. In his role at CAREDx, Dhingra was responsible for all finance functions in addition to market access and information technology. Prior to his time at CAREDx, Dhingra spent over 15 years at Agilent Technologies holding positions of increasing responsibility across its finance organization, including serving in multiple business unit CFO roles. Dhingra has demonstrated a track record of success scaling businesses by executing and influencing growth-oriented business strategies. He has extensive experience managing global teams of finance and accounting professionals. Dhingra is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
“I am excited to join Team Summit and its impressive leadership team,” stated Dhingra. “Summit’s mission to develop, gain approval, and commercialize its medicinal therapies – whether through discovery or business development opportunities – in order to meaningfully improve the quality and potential duration of patients’ lives is truly inspirational. I look forward to the opportunity to help build and scale a superior business that seeks to optimize human health.”
In addition to managing Summit’s finance function, Dhingra will also be responsible for the information technology and human resources functions, a statement said.
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