The Board of Directors provides Immatics with a diverse set of expertise including medical, scientific, academic and business backgrounds.
Adam Stone
Adam Stone
Adam Stone has served as a member of Immatics’ supervisory board since 2020 and, after the implementation of our one-tier board structure as of July 1, 2021, currently serves as a non-executive director.
Since 2012, Adam Stone has served as Chief Investment Officer of Perceptive Advisors, which he joined in 2006, and is a member of the internal investment committees of Perceptive Advisors’ credit opportunities and venture funds. Prior to joining Perceptive Advisors, he was a Senior Analyst at Ursus Capital, where he focused on biotechnology and specialty pharmaceuticals. In addition to serving on Immatics’ Board, Mr. Stone serves on the board of directors of Solid Biosciences Inc., Renovia Inc., LianBio, PROMETHERA Biosciences S.A./N.V., ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp. IV and ARYA Sciences Acquisition Corp. V.
Adam Stone holds a B.A. in molecular biology from Princeton University.
Alise Reicin, M.D.
Alise Reicin, M.D.
Alise Reicin, M.D. joined Immatics’ Board of Directors in 2024. Since August 2020, Dr. Reicin has served as President and CEO of Tectonic Therapeutic and as a member of its board of directors.
From November 2018 to December 2019, she served as President at Celgene and prior to that, as Senior Vice President, Global Head of Clinical Development at EMD Serono. Dr. Reicin also held the position of Vice President, Project and Pipeline Leadership, Oncology Franchise, Merck Research Laboratories at Merck & Co. During her tenure, she led the initial development and filing activities that resulted in the first approvals of Keytruda® in the United States and European Union. Dr. Reicin is also a member of the Board of Directors of Sana Biotherapeutics and previously was a member of the board of directors of Homology Medicines.
Alise Reicin was a full-time faculty member at Columbia Medical School as well as a physician and researcher at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. She received her M.D. from Harvard Medical School and her B.A. in Biochemistry from Barnard College of Columbia University.
Eliot Forster, Ph.D.
Eliot Forster, Ph.D.
Eliot Forster has served as a member of Immatics supervisory board since 2020 and, after the implementation of its one-tier board structure as of July 1, 2021, currently serves as a non-executive director. He is Chief Executive Officer of Levicept Ltd. and is non-executive Chairman of Avacta plc, Ochre Bio, Protalix Inc. and Tessellate Bio.
Eliot has previously served as Chief Executive Officer of F-Star Therapeutics Ltd., Immunocore Ltd., Creabilis SA and Solace Pharmaceuticals Inc. From 2012 to 2020, he has been founding Chairman of MedCity. He is an honorary visiting Professor of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine at the University of Liverpool and an honorary international visiting Professor at the University of Pavia. Additionally, he is a Board member of OSCHR (Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research) and the National Genomics Board.
Eliot Forster holds a B.Sc. in physiology, a Ph.D. in neurophysiology and an M.B.A. from Henley Business School from the University of Liverpool.
Harpreet Singh, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
Harpreet Singh, Ph.D.
Dr. Harpreet Singh is Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer and Member of the Board at Immatics (NASDAQ: IMTX), a clinical-stage biotechnology company and the global leader in precision targeting of PRAME. PRAME is a target expressed in more than 50 cancers and Immatics has the broadest PRAME franchise with the most PRAME indications and modalities, spanning cell therapies and bispecifics.
Dr. Harpreet Singh brings together leadership experience, scientific expertise and innovation in T-cell based immunotherapy of advanced solid cancers. He has played a critical role in developing Immatics from a start-up into a global, publicly listed biopharma enterprise, leading a team of more than 500 people based in the US and Germany, committed to making a meaningful impact on the lives of patients with cancer.
Dr. Singh holds a PhD in immunology from the University of Tuebingen, Germany.
Heather L. Mason
Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
Heather L. Mason
Heather L. Mason has served as a member of our supervisory board since 2020 and, after the implementation of our one-tier board structure as of July 1, 2021, currently serves as a non-executive director.
From 1990 to 2017, Heather L. Mason served in various leadership positions at Abbott Laboratories, Inc., including as Executive Vice President, Corporate Officer of Abbott Nutrition and as Senior Vice President, Corporate Officer of Abbott Diabetes Care. In addition to serving on Immatics' Board, she serves as on the board of directors of Assertio Therapeutics, Inc., ConvaTec Group plc and SCA Pharmaceuticals, LLC.
Heather L. Mason holds a B.S.E. from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago.
Mathias Hothum, Ph.D.
Mathias Hothum, Ph.D.
Mathias Hothum joined Immatics’ board of directors in 2023 succeeding Dr. Friedrich von Bohlen und Halbach.
Mathias is the managing director of dievini Hopp Biotech holding GmbH & Co. KG, the company managing the life science activities and investments of Dietmar Hopp, co-founder of SAP, and his family. He is currently also the founder/owner of HMM Consulting and the managing director of MSL Investments, DH Holding Verwaltungs, MH-LT-Investments and OH Venture Management. From 2001 to 2010, he additionally took the position of Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Applied Sciences in Heidelberg. Mathias Hothum is Chairman of the Board of Joimax GmbH and Geuder AG, and board member of Apogenix AG, CureVac NV, Heidelberg Pharma AG, Molecular Health GmbH and Novaliq GmbH.
Mathias Hothum holds a Diploma in business administration from the University of Mannheim, Germany, and a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical economics and medical sociology from the University of Magdeburg, Germany.
Michael G. Atieh
Michael G. Atieh
Michael G. Atieh has served as a member of Immatics supervisory board since 2020 and, after the implementation of its one-tier board structure as of July 1, 2021, currently serves as a non-executive director.
From 2014 until his retirement in 2016, he served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Business Officer of Ophthotech Inc. Prior to that, he served as Executive Chairman of Eyetech Inc., as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of OSI Pharmaceuticals, as Group President – Global Business Unit and as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Cegedim Inc., and in various executive-level positions over a 19-year period at Merck and Co., Inc., including as Vice President – U.S. Human Health, Senior Vice President - Merck Medco Managed Care, Vice President - Public Affairs, Vice President – Government Relations, and Treasurer. In addition to serving on Immatics Board, Michael G. Atieh serves on the board of directors of Chubb Limited and has previously served on the board of directors of electroCore Inc., Oyster Point Pharma, Inc, Theravance BioPharma, Eyetech Inc. and OSI Pharmaceuticals.
Michael G. Atieh holds a B.A. in accounting from Upsala College.
Paul Carter, FCMA
Paul Carter, FCMA
Paul R. Carter has served as a member of Immatics’ supervisory board since 2020 and, after the implementation of its one-tier board structure as of July 1, 2021, currently serves as a non-executive director.
From 2014 to 2016, Paul served as Executive Vice President, Commercial Operations of Gilead Sciences, Inc. Prior to that, he served as Senior Vice President and Head, International Commercial Operations of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and in various senior positions over a 10-year period at GlaxoSmithKline plc, including as Regional Vice President, China & Hong Kong, Vice President and General Manager, Pharmaceutical & Consumer Health, Hong Kong & South China, and General Manager, SmithKline Beecham Consumer Health, Russia & CIS. In addition to serving on Immatics Board, Paul serves on the board of directors of HUTCHMED (China) Ltd. Awakn Life Sciences, Kyowa Kirin International Ltd, Evox Therapeutics Ltd, Concentric Analgesics Inc. and Magdalen Medical Publishing Ltd. Paul has previously served on the board of directors of Alder Biopharmaceuticals Inc, Mallinckrodt PLC and VectivBio. He also serves as an advisor to Astorg Partners SAS, ZambonGroup, Indegene Inc. and GLG Institute.
Paul R. Carter holds a B.A. in business studies from the University of West London.
Peter Chambré
Chairman of the Board of Directors
Peter Chambré
Peter Chambré has served as Chair of the Board of Directors of Immatics OpCo from 2012 to 2020. After Immatics IPO in 2020, Peter Chambrè became Chair of our Board of Immatics N.V.
From 2002 to its acquisition in 2006, Mr. Chambré served as Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Antibody Technology Group plc. Prior to that, he served as Chief Operating Officer of Celera Genomics Group and as Chief Executive Officer of Bespak plc. In addition to serving on our Board, Peter Chambré serves on the board of directors of Cancer Research UK (Chair, Cancer Research Horizons), Our Future Health (Trustee) and has previously served on the board of directors of OneMed AB, Xellia Pharmaceuticals AS, ApaTech Ltd., UDG Healthcare plc, Touchstone Innovations plc, Spectris plc and BTG plc.
Peter Chambré holds a B.Sc. in food science from the University of Reading.
