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Humacyte adds Scott Coward and Paul Kuznik to board ahead of planned ATEV dialysis launch
Humacyte, Inc.
- Board appointed Scott Coward (Class I, term to 2028, Audit Committee) and Paul Kuznik (Class II, term to 2029, Commercial Committee) on September 22, 2026.
- Coward was EVP, Chief Legal Officer and CAO of Exact Sciences from January 2015 to December 2022 and led the Genomic Health integration; he has been an attorney at K&L Gates since July 2026.
- Kuznik was CEO of Bolton Medical (2015-2018) through its acquisition by Terumo, then President of Terumo Aortic North America from 2020 to 2023.
- Each director receives a $50,000 annual cash retainer, $5,000 per committee, and an option for 125,000 HUMA shares under the non-employee director program.
- CEO Laura Niklason cited the additions as Humacyte expands the Symvess launch and prepares the ATEV commercial launch for dialysis access.