CENTOGENE Announces Changes to Supervisory Board, Including Appointment of Mary Sheahan

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and ROSTOCK, Germany and BERLIN, Nov. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Centogene N.V. (Nasdaq: CNTG), the essential life science partner for data-driven answers in rare and neurodegenerative diseases, today announced the appointment of Mary Sheahan as a member of the Supervisory Board, to be confirmed at the Company’s next General Meeting of Shareholders. Ms. Sheahan will serve as a member ad interim of the Company’s Supervisory Board starting December 1, 2022. It is also planned that Ms. Sheahan will assume the role of Chair of the Audit Committee.

Ms. Sheahan brings over 20 years of experience in private and publicly listed international pharmaceutical and life science companies, including as an executive at Avillion, Perrigo, and Elan Corporation, as well as a non-executive director at Venn Life Sciences. Throughout her career, she has held significant financial and other management roles and supported value creation across a wide range of areas, including supporting development, approval, and launch of blockbuster products for neurology and immunology indications. Ms. Sheahan currently serves as CFO of Avillion LLP, a private equity-backed life sciences company focused on the co-development and financing of pharmaceutical products. In this role, she is also responsible for supporting Avillion’s partnerships with multinational pharmaceutical companies. Mary is also a qualified chartered accountant and has worked as an auditor with KPMG.

“I am excited by the opportunity to join CENTOGENE,” said Ms. Sheahan. “This is a unique time to join the Company, as it has built the highly diverse CENTOGENE Biodatabank which generates great value in accelerating data-driven, life-changing answers for patients around the world. I believe that there is tremendous opportunity to create substantial value in diagnostics and to significantly expand our position as the essential life science partner of choice for pharma in rare and neurodegenerative diseases.”

“We are very pleased to welcome Ms. Sheahan as a new member of the Supervisory Board,” stated Peer Schatz, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of CENTOGENE. “Mary has been instrumental in financial management, driving strategic decision-making and delivering value creation for patients and stakeholders over the past 20 years. We look forward to benefitting from her experiences in steering public companies, as CENTOGENE is positioned for significant growth and value creation.”