Kyung Nam-Wortman

Kyung Nam-Wortman joined Cellectis in November 2020 as Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Nam-Wortman’s role is to ensure that the Company advances its roadmap through the recruitment and retention of top talent. She also works to further develop and enhance Cellectis’ dynamic and inclusive culture, while optimizing the Company’s human resources function.

Kyung Nam-Wortman joined Cellectis from Achillion (recently acquired by Alexion in January 2020) where she served as Senior Vice President, Head of Human Resources, Head of Information Technology, Facilities and Internal Communications. At Achillion, she was responsible for leading the strategic and operational components of the aforementioned functions.

Prior to her tenure at Achillion, Ms. Nam-Wortman served as Vice President and Head of Global Talent and Organization Capability at Zoetis, where she supported the spin-off of Pfizer’s animal health business unit through its IPO and was responsible for the stand up of Zoetis’ global talent management function to support the company’s growth worldwide. She also held various human resource leadership roles for Pfizer’s business units, divisions, and functions with regional and global accountabilities.

In addition to her experience in biotech/biopharma, Ms. Nam-Wortman has 14 years of experience in the consulting industry focused on strategic and organizational change management from Delta Consulting Group and IBM. She received her bachelor’s in marketing from New York University Stern School of Business and MS in human resources management/organization development from the New School of Social Research.