Vijay Yabannavar - Gritstone Oncology President

President

Dr. Vijay Yabannavar, Ph.D. is Executive Vice President, Manufacturing and Technical Operations of the Company. Dr. Yabannavar joins Gritstone with more than 30 years of process and product development, manufacturing and project leadership experience. As vice president of global technical operations vaccines, biologics and sterile operations at Merck from 2015 until June 2019, he supported a large portfolio of products with total revenues of more than 16 billion per year. Prior to 2015, he was senior vice president of manufacturing technical development at Emergent BioSolutions, and the site head of Emergent Baltimore manufacturing facility with a biodefense focus. From 2007 to 2010, Dr. Yabannavar was vice president of process development and manufacturing at Trubion Pharmaceuticals, where he worked on novel molecules, including bispecifics to treat cancer and autoimmune disorders. Prior to that, he was the head of technical research and development for Novartis Pharmaceuticals, responsible for the process, analytical and formulation development groups for biopharmaceuticals and vaccines since 2019.
Age 62
Tenure 6 years
Professional MarksMBA
Phone510 871 6100
Webhttps://gritstonebio.com
Yabannavar also held similar technical product and process development roles at Chiron Corporationration and ScheringPlough Corporationrationrationration. He obtained his Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and his B. Tech. in chemical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay.

Gritstone Oncology Management Efficiency

The company has return on total asset (ROA) of (0.4671) % which means that it has lost $0.4671 on every $100 spent on assets. This is way below average. Similarly, it shows a return on stockholder's equity (ROE) of (2.0194) %, meaning that it created substantial loss on money invested by shareholders. Gritstone Oncology's management efficiency ratios could be used to measure how well Gritstone Oncology manages its routine affairs as well as how well it operates its assets and liabilities.
Gritstone Oncology currently holds 104.78 M in liabilities with Debt to Equity (D/E) ratio of 0.15, which may suggest the company is not taking enough advantage from borrowing. Gritstone Oncology has a current ratio of 4.89, suggesting that it is liquid enough and is able to pay its financial obligations when due. Note, when we think about Gritstone Oncology's use of debt, we should always consider it together with its cash and equity.

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Gritstone bio, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, engages in developing immunotherapies against multiple cancer types and infectious diseases. Gritstone bio, Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Emeryville, California. Gritstone Bio operates under Biotechnology classification in the United States and is traded on NASDAQ Exchange. It employs 193 people. Gritstone Oncology (GRTS) is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in USA and employs 231 people.

Management Performance

Gritstone Oncology Leadership Team

Elected by the shareholders, the Gritstone Oncology's board of directors comprises two types of representatives: Gritstone Oncology inside directors who are chosen from within the company, and outside directors, selected externally and held independent of Gritstone. The board's role is to monitor Gritstone Oncology's management team and ensure that shareholders' interests are well served. Gritstone Oncology's inside directors are responsible for reviewing and approving budgets prepared by upper management to implement core corporate initiatives and projects. On the other hand, Gritstone Oncology's outside directors are responsible for providing unbiased perspectives on the board's policies.
Vijay Yabannavar, Executive Vice President Manufacturing and Technical Operations
James Cho, Chief Officer
Karin Jooss, Executive Vice President - Research, Chief Scientific Officer
Erin MS, Executive COO
Dr MBA, Executive Officer
George MacDougall, Director Communications
BCh BM, President, CoFounder
Stacy Proctor, Executive Officer
Matthew Hawryluk, Executive Vice President Chief Business Officer
Vassiliki Economides, Executive CFO

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