Kindeva Appoints Greg Sargen to Board of Directors
St. Paul, MN—Kindeva Drug Delivery L.P. (Kindeva) announced that Greg Sargen has joined Kindeva’s Board of Directors. The appointment of Mr. Sargen is effective as of April 5, 2021. Mr. Sargen, with over 20 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical services industries, will act as a valuable advisor to Kindeva, especially on matters related to finance and business strategy.
Mr. Sargen has held senior leadership and board roles at multiple contract development and manufacturing organizations (CDMOs) and life science companies. He has deep experience in finance, strategy, M&A, and corporate carve-outs in the pharmaceutical services sector. Most recently, he was Executive Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy and Chief Financial Officer at Cambrex Corporation, where he played a crucial leadership role in growing Cambrex’s business through aggressive internal investment and strategic acquisitions. Mr. Sargen has had senior finance roles at Expanets, Inc. and Fisher Scientific International, Inc. (now Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc.) and has also held positions at Merck & Co. and Deloitte & Touche LLC.
“Greg’s experience in pharmaceutical services, both as a CFO and a Board Director, is highly relevant to Kindeva,” said Aaron Mann, CEO of Kindeva. “I welcome him to our Board of Directors and am excited to work closely with him as we execute our strategy.”
“I am honored to have the opportunity to serve on this Board and help Aaron and his management team any way I can at this exciting juncture in Kindeva’s history,” said Mr. Sargen. “Kindeva is well-positioned to leverage its considerable strengths in complex drug formulations and delivery methods in the years ahead.”
Mr. Sargen also serves on the Boards of Directors for Avid Bioservices, a CDMO focused on the development and manufacturing of biologics, and Protara Therapeutics, a drug development company. He is a Certified Public Accountant and holds an M.B.A. in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a B.S. in Accounting from Pennsylvania State University.