ONCOLYTICS - Key Persons


Allison Hagerman

A Professional Engineer focused on biotechnology, Ms. Hagerman joined Oncolytics in 2010 and has been integral to the progress of its product development program ever since. Prior to being appointed as Vice President of Product Development, Ms. Hagerman was the Director, Manufacturing and Engineering from 2013-2017 and Project Manager from 2010-2013, during which time she led the process performance qualification for pelareorep drug substance. Ms. Hagerman is a Professional Engineer (P.Eng., APEGA) and Project Management Professional (PMP, PMI). She holds a Master of Biomedical Technology (MBT) degree from the University of Calgary, and B.Sc. degrees in both Chemical Engineering and Biological Sciences. She is an accomplished equestrian and spends her spare time on horseback.

Andrew de Guttadauro

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Global Head of Business Development, President, Oncolytics Biotech ( U.S. ) Inc
Andrew de Guttadauro has more than 25 years of biopharmaceutical commercialization and business development experience. He has held executive and senior-level positions at leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, working on initiatives across both developed and emerging markets globally. Mr. de Guttadauro began his career at TAP Pharmaceuticals, supporting the launch of blockbuster drugs, Lupron® and Prevacid®. He held a variety of marketing positions at Amgen, contributing to the success of Enbrel®, Aranesp®, and Epogen® before joining MedImmune to lead marketing efforts for the FluMist® inhaled influenza vaccine. Following a two-year assignment overseeing the commercial development of Zevalin®, the first radioimmunotherapy product approved for use in the United States, Mr. de Guttadauro took on the role of Senior Director of Strategy at Biogen Idec. He then served as Vice President of Corporate Development at Vical, supporting the execution of distribution agreements for Allovectin®. Prior to joining Oncolytics, Mr. de Guttadauro was a Principal at 1798 Consultants Inc., a healthcare consulting firm providing commercialization, market access, and compliance strategic advice to leading and emerging biopharmaceutical companies. Mr. de Guttadauro has a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Angela Holtham

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Science and Development Committee
  • Audit Committee / Compensation Committee / Governance Committee / Science and Development Committee
Ms. Holtham held a number of financial positions over a 19-year career with the Canadian subsidiary of Nabisco Inc., rising to become Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In 2002, she joined Toronto, Ontario-based Hospital for Sick Children as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, a position she held for eight years. Through her career she has participated in myriad initiatives ranging from traditional finance functions and operations oversight to intellectual property portfolio management and mergers and acquisitions. Ms. Holtham is an FCPA, FCMA, holds an MBA from the University of Toronto - Rotman School of Management and has completed the Institute of Corporate Directors Designation (ICD.D).

Bernd R. Seizinger

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Science and Development Committee
Dr. Bernd Seizinger, M.D., Ph.D., currently serves as chairman/board member in a number of public and private biotech companies in the U.S., Europe and Canada, including: Vaccibody, Oxford BioTherapeutics, Aprea, CryptoMedix, and BioInvent. Previously he was President & CEO of public oncology company GPC Biotech; VP Oncology Drug Discovery and - in parallel - VP Corporate and Academic Alliances at Bristol-Myers Squibb; and Executive VP and CSO, Genome Therapeutics. Prior to his corporate appointments, he held Senior Faculty positions at Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital and Princeton University.

Deborah M. Brown

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Science and Development Committee
  • Managing Partner at Accelera Canada
In addition to being a Management Consultant since 2014, Ms. Brown is currently a Managing Partner at Accelera Canada, a specialty consultancy firm that assists emerging biopharma ventures in the United States and Europe with the development and implementation of Canadian market strategies. She held progressively senior roles at EMD Serono from 2000 to 2014, including Executive Vice President of Neuroimmunology for the company's U.S. operations, and President and Managing Director of the company's Canadian operations. In 2012, Ms. Brown was Chair of the National Pharmaceutical Organization (now Innovative Medicines Canada) and served on its Board of Directors from 2007 to 2014. She currently sits on the Boards of Life Sciences Ontario, the Strategic Executive Advisory Council for Canadian Cancer Trials Group, and her local SPCA. Ms. Brown holds an MBA from University of Western Ontario's Ivey School of Business, an Hons B.Sc. from the University of Guelph and completed the Merck executive development programme at the University of Hong Kong, INSEAD and Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

James T. Parsons

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Science and Development Committee
  • Audit Committee / Compensation Committee / Governance Committee / Science and Development Committee
Mr. Parsons is a life sciences industry veteran with over two decades of executive experience. He served as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Trillium Therapeutics Inc. (TSX: TRIL) (NASDAQ: TRIL) from August 2011 through its acquisition by Pfizer in November 2021 for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $2.2 billion. Prior to his time at Trillium, Mr. Parsons provided financial consulting services as the President of Empar Management. He also previously served as Vice President, Finance, at DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc, CFO of ProMIS Neurosciences (formerly Amorfix Life Sciences Ltd.), and CFO and Vice President, Finance and Administration, at Aptose Biosciences Inc. (formerly Lorus Therapeutics). Mr. Parsons has been a Director and the Chair of the Audit Committees of Sernova Corp. (TSX: SVA) and DiaMedica Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: DMAC) since 2012 and 2015, respectively.

Jon Patton

Job Titles:
  • Director of Investor Relations & Communication

Kirk Look - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chartered Accountant
  • Chief Financial Officer
  • Member of the Board of Directors
Mr. Look is a Chartered Accountant with more than fifteen years of experience in accounting, finance, tax and treasury. Mr. Look joined Oncolytics as the Company's Controller in April 2003, and assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer in November 2012. Prior to joining Oncolytics, from 2000 to April 2003, Mr. Look was Manager of Audit and Assurance Services with Ernst & Young LLP in Canada. From 1998 to the end of 1999, Mr. Look held the positions of Audit Manager and Senior Accountant at Ernst & Young LLP in Chile.

Leonard Kruimer

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Member of the Science and Development Committee
Mr. Kruimer has more than 30 years of experience in corporate finance, planning and strategy, including 20 years in senior management positions in private and publicly listed biotechnology and life science companies. Notably, Mr. Kruimer served as CFO and Executive Committee Member of Crucell from 1998 through 2011, and an integral part of the corporate sale to Johnson & Johnson for US$2.3 billion. During his tenure, he led financing activities of the company and contributed to Crucell's strategic US$450 million acquisition and integration of Swiss-based Berna Biotech. Currently, Mr. Kruimer serves as an independent director and Chairman of the Audit Committee for Zealand Pharma (Nasdaq: ZEAL), is Chairman of the Board of BioInvent AB (OMXS: BINV) and serves on the Investment Advisory Council of private equity firm, Karmijn Kapitaal Investments based in Amsterdam. Previously, he served as CFO of privately held SkylineDx, a DNA diagnostics company and as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of privately held hemostat company ProFibrix from 2011 through its acquisition by The Medicines Company (Nasdaq: MDCO) in 2013. In 2014 Mr. Kruimer served as interim CEO of Dutch biotech company BBB Therapeutics. Prior to Crucell, Mr. Kruimer was Managing Director at TIP Europe, a GE Capital company. He was a consultant with McKinsey & Company and started his career at Price Waterhouse in New York. Mr. Kruimer holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School and is a Certified Public Accountant in New York State.

Matt Coffey - CEO, Founder, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Co - Founder
  • Member of the Board of Directors
  • Member of the Science and Development Committee
  • President
  • Audit Committee / Compensation Committee / Governance Committee / Science and Development Committee
A co-founder of the Company, Dr. Coffey completed his doctorate degree in oncology at the University of Calgary with a focus on the oncolytic capabilities of the reovirus. The results of his research have been published in various respected scientific journals, including Science, Human Gene Therapy, and The EMBO Journal. Dr. Coffey took over as Chief Executive Officer in late 2016, prior to which he was Chief Operating Officer since December 2008. Since co-founding Oncolytics he has also held the positions of Chief Scientific Officer from December 2004 to December 2008, Vice-President of Product Development from July 1999 to December 2004 and Chief Financial Officer from September 1999 to May 2000.

Thomas C. Heineman

Job Titles:
  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Member of the Board of Directors
Prior to joining Oncolytics, Dr. Heineman was Senior Vice President and Head of Clinical Development at Denovo Biopharma. Prior to his time at Denovo, he served as Vice President and Head of Clinical Development at both Genocea Biosciences and Halozyme Therapeutics. At Halozyme, Dr. Heineman was also Head of Translational Medicine and oversaw clinical trials in indications such as breast and pancreatic cancer. Dr. Heineman's experience further extends to big pharma and academia, as he previously worked as Senior Director, Global Clinical Research and Development at GlaxoSmithKline and as an Associate Professor at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Heineman has co-authored over 60 peer-reviewed publications and is board certified in Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases. He completed his fellowship in Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health and his internship and residency at the University of Maryland. Dr. Heineman earned his M.D. and Ph.D. in Virology at the University of Chicago.

Wayne Pisano - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman of the Board of Directors
  • Chairman of the Science and Development Committee
Mr. Pisano has more than 30 years of experience as a pharmaceutical industry executive and was recognized in 2010 as Pharma Executive of the Year by the World Vaccine Congress. He served as the president and CEO of VaxInnate a privately held biotech company. He joined Immunovaccine's Board in October 2011 with a depth of experience across the spectrum of commercial operations, public immunization policies and pipeline development. Mr. Pisano is the former president and CEO of Sanofi Pasteur, one of the largest vaccine companies in the world. He is credited with driving Sanofi Pasteur's leadership within the worldwide influenza market and capturing 50 percent of global sales. He also laid the foundation for the company's global pediatric vaccines strategy. He joined Sanofi Pasteur in 1997, assuming increasing levels of responsibility. He was promoted to President and CEO in 2007, the position he successfully held until his retirement in 2011. During his tenure as CEO, Mr. Pisano bolstered the Sanofi Pasteur pipeline with the acquisitions of Acambis PLC, a bio-tech based in Boston in 2008 and Shantha Biotechnics, a highly regarded Indian vaccine company in 2010. Prior to joining Sanofi Pasteur, he spent 11 years with Novartis (formerly Sandoz). He has a bachelor's degree in biology from St. John Fisher College, New York and an MBA from the University of Dayton, Ohio.