
CMO Tal Zaks bids Moderna a surprise adieu as biotech projects $18.4B in revenue, plots post-Covid expansion
How do you exit a company after six years in style? Developing one of the most lucrative and life-saving products in pharma history is probably not the worst way to go.
Tal Zaks, Moderna’s CMO since 2015, will leave the mRNA biotech in September, the biotech disclosed in their annual report this morning. The company has already retained the recruitment firm Russell Reynolds to find a replacement.
“Tal joined us when we were a pre-clinical company. His guidance and contributions were important in helping Moderna get to where we are today,” CEO Stéphane Bancel said in a statement. “Through his leadership over the past year in Moderna’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tal has made a contribution that extends beyond Moderna to all of society. I have enjoyed having him as my partner and wish him all the best as he embarks on the next leg of his career.”
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