In wake of domestic violence allegation, longtime Seagen CEO Clay Siegall goes on leave
Clay Siegall, the co-founder and longtime CEO of Seagen, is on a leave of absence following an alleged incident of domestic violence, the company revealed Monday morning.
While Siegall — who informed the company that he’s in the middle of a divorce — denied those allegations, the Seagen board of directors formed a committee to conduct an investigation, with the help of a law firm.
In the meantime, Roger Dansey, CMO since 2018, will step in as interim CEO to lead the company as it navigates the expansion of its commercial antibody-drug conjugates while plotting the clinical advancements of experimental ones.
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