About

Michael Amoroso has been Chairman of Abeona's Board since October 15, 2021 and a director since March 19, 2021. Since October 2021 he has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Precision BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTIL). He previously served as Abeona's President and Chief Executive Officer from March to October 2021, having joined in July 2020 as Chief Commercial Officer and been promoted to Chief Operating Officer in November 2020. From 2018 to 2020 he was Senior Vice President and Head of Worldwide Commercial Operations for Cell Therapy at Kite Pharma (a Gilead subsidiary), where he helped bring YESCARTA to market, and earlier held senior executive positions at Eisai Inc. and Celgene Corporation. He earned an Executive MBA from NYU's Stern School of Business and a B.A. in Biological Sciences, summa cum laude, from Rider University.

Roles

Abeona Therapeutics Inc.
Chairman of the Board · Current role
March 2021–present
Abeona Therapeutics Inc.
Chairman of the Board (since October 15, 2021); Director (since March 19, 2021)
2021 - present
Abeona Therapeutics Inc.
President and Chief Executive Officer
March 2021 - October 2021
Abeona Therapeutics Inc.
Chief Operating Officer (Chief Commercial Officer from July 2020)
July 2020 - March 2021
Kite Pharma (a Gilead Sciences subsidiary)
SVP and Head of Worldwide Commercial Operations, Cell Therapy
2018 - 2020
Eisai Inc.
Senior executive
2017 - 2018
Celgene Corporation
Senior executive
2011 - 2017

External Roles

Precision BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: DTIL)
President and Chief Executive Officer
2021 - present

Director Compensation

FY 2025
Fees earned or paid in cash
$85,000
ComponentAnnual board fee plus committee and committee-chair fees earned in 2025, paid quarterly
Stock awards
$200,000
ComponentRestricted stock award for 2025 Board service (36,101 shares granted January 31, 2025 at $5.54, ASC 718 grant-date fair value); vests one year after grant
Total
$285,000

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