Samira Sakhia
Chief Executive Officer at KNIGHT THERAPEUTICS INC.
Net worth: 988 961 $ as of 2024-03-30
Profile
Samira Sakhia is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer & Director at Knight Therapeutics, Inc. She is also the Chairman at Biotoscana Investments SA and an Independent Director at Dollarama, Inc. In addition, she holds positions as Secretary, Director & Vice President at Labopharm USA, Inc., Independent Director at McGill University Health Center, Director at Montreal Society For The Prevention of Cruelty To Animals, and Member-Governors Board at McGill University.
Ms. Sakhia has previously worked as a Director at Nuvo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2015 to 2017.
She has also served as a Director at Labopharm, Inc., ViRexx Medical Corp., and Allon Therapeutics, Inc. Additionally, she was an Independent Director at Antibe Therapeutics, Inc. from 2014 to 2018, and at Profound Medical Corp.
from 2017 to 2019.
She held the position of Independent Director at Crescita Therapeutics, Inc. from 2016 to 2019.
Prior to these roles, she worked as the Controller-North American Operations at Discreet Logic, Inc. and as the Chief Financial Officer & Head-Investor Relations at Paladin Labs, Inc. from 2012 to 2015.
She also has experience as an Auditor at Arthur Andersen LLP.
Ms. Sakhia completed her undergraduate and MBA degrees at McGill University.
Known holdings in public companies
| Company | Date | Number of shares | Valuation | Valuation date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-11 | 252,286 ( 0.25% ) | 988 961 $ | 2024-03-30 | |
DOLLARAMA INC.
-.--% | 2024-02-01 | 0 ( -.--% ) | - $ | 2024-03-30 |
Samira Sakhia active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
| KNIGHT THERAPEUTICS INC. | Chief Executive Officer | 2021-08-31 |
| BIOTOSCANA INVESTMENTS S.A. | Chairman | 2019-11-28 |
| DOLLARAMA INC. | Director/Board Member | 2020-12-31 |
McGill University Health Center
 McGill University Health Center Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services McGill University Health Center provides health care services. The firm offers multidisciplinary patient centric care services. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. | Director/Board Member | - |
| McGill University | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
Former positions of Samira Sakhia
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| PROFOUND MEDICAL CORP. | Director/Board Member | 2019-06-12 |
| CRESCITA THERAPEUTICS INC. | Director/Board Member | 2018-12-31 |
| ANTIBE THERAPEUTICS INC. | Director of Finance/CFO | - |
| NUVO PHARMACEUTICALS INC. | Director/Board Member | 2017-05-10 |
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Training of Samira Sakhia
| McGill University | Masters Business Admin |
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Linked companies
| Listed companies | 4 |
|---|---|
| DOLLARAMA INC. | Retail Trade |
| KNIGHT THERAPEUTICS INC. | Health Technology |
| CRESCITA THERAPEUTICS INC. | Health Technology |
| PROFOUND MEDICAL CORP. | Health Technology |
| Private companies | 10 |
|---|---|
Discreet Logic, Inc.
 Discreet Logic, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Part of Autodesk, Inc., Discreet Logic, Inc. is a Canadian company that develops animation software. The private company is based in Montréal, Canada. The company was founded by Tom Cantwell, Raju Bopardikar. Discreet Logic was acquired by Autodesk, Inc. on March 16, 1999 for $411.40 million. | Technology Services |
Nuvo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 Nuvo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Nuvo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company, which is engaged in developing innovative therapeutic pharmaceutical products. It operates through the following segments: Commercial Business, Production and Service Business, and Licensing and Royalty Business. The Commercial Business segment includes Blexten, Cambia, the canadian business for Resultz and Suvexx, and mature assets. The Production and Service Business segment supplies Pennsaid to Horizon for the U.S. market and is engaged in ongoing partnering efforts for Pennsaid. The Licensing and Royalty Business segment engages in the selling of Vimovo. The company was founded on August 22, 1983 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada. | Health Technology |
Paladin Labs, Inc.
 Paladin Labs, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Paladin Labs Inc. operates as pharmaceutical company. It engages in developing, acquiring, in-licensing, marketing, and distributing innovative pharmaceutical products in Canada and internationally. The firm's products include Abstral, GlucaGen, Metadol, Plan B, Pennsaid, Seasonale, Testim, Twinject, Dexedrin, Tridural, and Trelstar. The company was founded by Jonathan Ross Goodman and Mark Beaudet on February 25, 1983 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. | Health Technology |
Labopharm, Inc.
 Labopharm, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Labopharm, Inc. discovers and develops drugs. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. | Health Technology |
ViRexx Medical Corp.
 ViRexx Medical Corp. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology ViRexx Medical Corp. engages in the research, development, and commercialization of biopharmaceutical products for the treatment of cancer and chronic viral infections. It provides drugs for the treatment of ovarian cancer, chronic hepatitis B, hepatitis C and selected solid tumors. It has three platform technologies: The Antiboby-based immunotherapy and Chimigen platforms are designed to educate the immune system to recognize and remove cancer and chronic viruses in the body. The Targeted-Autothrombogenic cancer therapy platform is designed to cut off the blood supply to tumors, which leads to tumor tissue starvation and death. The company is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada. | Health Technology |
Arthur Andersen LLP
 Arthur Andersen LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL. | Commercial Services |
| Antibe Therapeutics, Inc. | |
| Allon Therapeutics, Inc. | |
McGill University Health Center
McGill University Health Center Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services McGill University Health Center provides health care services. The firm offers multidisciplinary patient centric care services. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada. | Health Services |
Biotoscana Investments SA
 Biotoscana Investments SA Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Biotoscana Investments SA operates as a holding company, which engages in the development, manufacturing and commercialization of advanced medicine. Its operations include oncology, onco-hematology, severe infectious diseases, genetic and rare conditions as well as immunology and inflammation. The company was founded in August 16, 2011 and is headquartered in Montevideo, Uruguay. | Health Technology |
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