Abivax SA announced the appointment of Marc de Garidel as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective May 5, 2023. Prof. Hartmut J. Ehrlich, M.D., will retire from the CEO position, which he has held since the Company's founding in 2013, and will stay on as a strategic advisor until the transition is complete. Marc has an outstanding track record in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector and as a CEO for the last 12 years.

Marc led the successful sale of CinCor Pharma for up to $1.8B, subject to the achievement of certain milestones, to AstraZeneca in February 2023, after joining the firm in July 2021. Marc also sold Corvidia Therapeutics in August 2020 to Novo Nordisk for $2.1B in total consideration after having joined the company in April 2018. He was the CEO of Ipsen between November 2010 and July 2016, overseeing the development of its U.S. presence.

Prior to that, Marc worked for Amgen and Eli Lilly in jobs of increasing responsibilities in various markets, like the United States and Europe. He has served as Chairman of the Board of Ipsen since 2010 and is a member of the board of directors of Claris Bio since 2020. Marc has a degree in Civil Engineering from the Ecole des Travaux Publics in Paris, has a Master's in International Management (MIM) from Thunderbird Global School Management and an executive MBA from Harvard Business School.