$AMBS Gerald E. Commissiong President & CEO
Mr. Commissiong was appointed President & CEO of Amarantus BioSciences in October 2011. In March 2011, Mr. Commissiong was promoted to Chief Operating Officer of Amarantus, where his duties included strategic transactions, licensing, research collaborations, mergers & acquisitions, fund raising and investor relations. From August 2009 until March 2011, he served as Chief Business Officer where he was responsible for business development and corporate development. In 2008, Mr. Commissiong co-founded Amarantus with Dr. John Commissiong PhD and served as its President & CEO until August 2009. In that timeframe, Mr. Commissiong attracted seed capital, acquired the intellectual property rights to MANF and recruited scientific and executive talent to Amarantus to allow for the further development of the technologies. Mr. Commissiong has served as a Director of Amarantus since 2008. Prior to co-founding Amarantus, Mr. Commissiong played professional football for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League. Mr. Commissiong received a B.Sc. in Management Science and Engineering with a focus Financial Decisions from Stanford University.
