Executive Team

Marcio Souza

President and Chief Executive Officer

Marcio Souza has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of our board of directors since April 2020. Prior to joining us, Mr. Souza was at PTC Therapeutics, Inc. (PTC), where he served as its Chief Operating Officer from May 2017 to April 2020 and its Senior Vice President and Head of Product Strategy from July 2016 to May 2017. Prior to joining PTC, Mr. Souza served in positions of increasing responsibility at NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Shire Human Genetic Therapies Inc. and Sanofi Genzyme Corporation. Mr. Souza currently serves on the board of directors of Remagine Labs, a private company. Mr. Souza previously served on the boards of directors of Spyre Therapeutics, Inc. (previously Aeglea BioTherapeutics, Inc.) and Clearpoint Neuro, Inc. (previously MRI Interventions, Inc.). Mr. Souza received a degree in pharmacy and biochemistry with a specialization in toxicology and clinical analysis from the University of São Paulo and an M.B.A. from Fundação Dom Cabral.  
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