Mr. Amello is the Chief Financial Officer of Candel Therapeutics, Inc. and has held that position since September 2022. From 2020 to 2022, he served as the Chief Financial Officer at Saniona AB. From 2013 to 2020, he served as the Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. Prior to joining Akebia, Mr. Amello served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, and Treasurer of ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed biopharmaceutical company, from 2012 to 2013. From 2000 to 2011, Mr. Amello held various positions at Genzyme Corporation, a then Nasdaq-listed biotechnology company, most recently as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller, and Chief Accounting Officer, and led the Strategic Financial Services group through which he served as a key advisor on all of Genzyme’s M&A and strategic transactions. Earlier in his career, Mr. Amello spent 10 years in the business advisory and assurance practice of Deloitte, serving in various roles of increasing responsibility through senior manager. Mr. Amello currently serves on the Board of Directors of the New England Baptist Hospital, where he is the Chair of the Quality of Care Committee and a member of the Finance and Investment Committee. Mr. Amello holds a BA from Boston College and is a Certified Public Accountant in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
