Eagle,
The email from DI was sent out on February 18th. From Linked In his stint at NWBO was from Sep. 2019 to March 2020.
The PR was issued about 6 weeks before his last day at NWBO, assuming it was 3/31/20.
As a VP of the company, there had to be a notice period depending on the terms of his contract, which can be anywhere from 1 month to 3 months (anyone with a HR background or experience please chime in).
I’m actually more intrigued by the fact that with standard non compete clauses included in most employment contracts, how could he have joined another Pharma with the consent of NWBO? This could only happen if it were by design.
IMO, I reckon it was a way to “hide in plain sight” that Merck was doing due diligence on the company and to assist them in their SAP submission.