INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Garheng Kong
Appointed Independent Non-Executive Director in September 2025. Garheng is a member of the Audit Committee.
Key skills and competencies
Garheng has significant experience in the healthcare and biopharma sectors and has extensive investment, clinical and technical experience having served in both executive and non-executive roles helping to create and build high-growth and innovation-based healthcare businesses.
Current external appointments
Managing partner and co-founder of HealthQuest Capital, a healthcare venture growth fund. Lead independent director of Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) and non-executive director of Xeris Biopharma Holdings Inc, Lunit Inc and IKS Health.
Previous experience
Garheng was previously managing general partner of Sofinnova Investments, Inc and general partner at Intersouth Partners. He served as a non-executive director of Venus Concept, Inc, Alimera Sciences and Avedro, Inc and as chair of Histogenics Corporation. Garheng’s early career included positions at GlaxoSmithKline, McKinsey and TherOx before he started his investing career.
Nationality
American