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BioCryst appoints Babar Ghias as CFO and Head of Corporate Development
BIOCRYST PHARMACEUTICALS INC
- Babar Ghias named CFO, effective July 7, 2025; also serves as Principal Accounting Officer.
- Annual base salary of $560,000; target bonus 70% of salary; one-time cash bonus of $160,000.
- Inducement grants: 147,000 RSUs and options to purchase 305,000 shares, vesting over 4 years.
- Ghias joins from AvenCell Therapeutics; previously EVP at Paragon Biosciences and CFO at Marathon Pharmaceuticals.
- CEO Stonehouse cites Ghias' deal-making and operational experience for growth and capital deployment.
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