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AtaiBeckley appoints Michael Faerm CFO effective March 9, 2026; Johnson becomes CAO
AtaiBeckley Inc.
- Michael Faerm appointed CFO of AtaiBeckley, effective March 9, 2026; Anne Johnson becomes Chief Accounting Officer.
- Faerm receives $525k base salary, 40% target bonus, option for 1.275M shares, 285k RSUs (4-yr vest), and $85k sign-on bonus.
- Severance: 0.75x salary for 9 months; change-in-control: lump sum salary+target bonus plus accelerated equity vesting.
- Faerm previously CFO at Viracta Therapeutics, interim CFO at Harpoon Therapeutics, and CFO at Artiva Biotherapeutics.
- CEO cites Faerm's experience as BPL-003 nears Phase 3 and other clinical-stage programs advance.