Kate Butler
InvestorChief Financial Officer of Syncona Investment Management Ltd. at Syncona
United Kingdom
About
Kate Butler is CFO of Syncona Investment Management Ltd., having joined the firm in 2022 as Group Finance Director and been promoted to CFO in April 2024. She has over 20 years of finance experience in the life sciences sector, previously serving as CFO of Awakn, Head of Finance for Kite Europe (where she worked on the launch of Yescarta), and holding senior finance roles at Gilead Sciences and Vectura. She also has FTSE 100 experience with Anglo American and qualified as a chartered accountant during nine years at Ernst & Young.
Invests in
Biotech
Experience
- Syncona LimitedCFOcurrent2024 — present
- Syncona LimitedGroup Finance Director2022 — 2024Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Awakn Life SciencesChief Financial Officer2021 — 2022Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Vectura Group plc.Group Financial Controller2019 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
- Kite PharmaHead of Finance, Kite Europe2018 — 2019
- Gilead SciencesSenior Director, EMEA Controller2016 — 2019
- Gilead SciencesSenior Director, EMEA Controller and Head of Finance Kite Europe2018 — 2019
- Gilead SciencesAssociate Director, EMEA Assistant Controller2016Stockley Park
- Anglo AmericanGroup Financial Reporting Manager2012 — 2016london, england
- EYSenior Manager2003 — 2012
Skills & more
Financial Reporting9Consolidation3Sarbanes-Oxley Act5Financial Accounting5IFRS2External Audit2Assurance2Financial Analysis2Financial Statements2Internal Controls2Financial Audits2Auditing2
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AccountingProject ManagementU.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP)International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)US GAAPDue DiligenceManagerial FinanceBusiness StrategyManagementBig 4From Kate's professional profile.
Investments
Board seats
Slingshot Therapeutics
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Syncona
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kate Butler?
- Kate Butler is CFO of Syncona Investment Management Ltd., having joined the firm in 2022 as Group Finance Director and been promoted to CFO in April 2024. She has over 20 years of finance experience in the life sciences sector, previously serving as CFO of Awakn, Head of Finance for Kite Europe (where she worked on the launch of Yescarta), and holding senior finance roles at Gilead Sciences and Vectura. She also has FTSE 100 experience with Anglo American and qualified as a chartered accountant during nine years at Ernst & Young.
- Where does Kate Butler work?
- Kate Butler is Chief Financial Officer of Syncona Investment Management Ltd. at Syncona.
- What does Kate Butler invest in?
- Kate Butler invests in Biotech.
- What boards does Kate Butler sit on?
- Kate Butler holds tracked board seats at Slingshot Therapeutics.
Shared employers
Also worked at Syncona Limited19
Dominic SchmidtGeneral Partner at Advent Life SciencesCheng Siong SoonFund Operations Manager at Saison CapitalManish GuptaSeed-stage investor in B2B and emerging technologies companies through Merak VenturesEuan ThomsonInvestor at 1955 CapitalAnnabel ClarkInvestor at SynconaGonzalo GarciaInvestor at Syncona
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Also worked at Awakn Life Sciences1
Also worked at Vectura Group plc.2
Also worked at Kite Pharma8
Peter EmtageVenture Partner at Versant VenturesArie BelldegrunFounder and Senior Managing Director at Vida VenturesRaghd RostomInvestor at SynconaJohn SmitherSenior Advisor at Frazier Life SciencesGeorge GayedAssociate at Intelligence VenturesMarkwin VeldersAdvisory Committee member at Curie Capital
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