UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of November 2024.
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Commission File Number: 001-40627
SOPHiA GENETICS SA
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
La Pièce 12
CH-1180 Rolle
Switzerland
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
SOPHiA GENETICS SA (the “Company”) announced that Ross Muken, previously Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”), has been promoted to company President, effective November 5, 2024. In the newly created role of company President, Ross Muken will oversee SOPHiA GENETICS’s global business operations and work even more closely on strategic planning with CEO Jurgi Camblong. He will continue to lead the company’s go-to-market function, including Clinical sales, BioPharma Dx sales, sales support, marketing, customer experience, and operations. Ross MUken joined SOPHiA GENETICS in February 2021 as CFO and was appointed as CFO and COO in March 2023.
Effective November 5, 2024, George Cardoza has been appointed as the Company’s new CFO. As CFO, Cardoza will oversee all corporate finance functions, including accounting, financial planning and analysis (“FP&A”), investor relations, internal audit, tax, and treasury. Mr. Cardoza brings more than 30 years of experience in the precision medicine and clinical diagnostics industry, with extensive experience in both financial and operational leadership. From August 2023 to November 2024, he was the CFO and Head of Service Delivery at Biocartis, a molecular diagnostics company. From July 2022 to August 2023, he was the CEO of AccuraGen. Prior to that, he spent over twelve years with NeoGenomics Laboratories (NASDAQ: NEO) in several executive roles (CFO from November 2009 to March 2018, President Pharma Services Division from March 2018 to July 2021), and President and Chief Operating Officer Laboratory Operations from July 2021 to April 2022), and previously spent more than fourteen years with Quest Diagnostics in various roles including Controller of the Central Region. Mr. Cardoza holds a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Syracuse University and an MBA from Michigan State University.
There are no family relationships between Mr. Cardoza or any of our directors or executive officers. There are no related party transactions between us and Mr. Cardoza that would require disclosure under Item 7.B. of Form 20-F, other than compensatory arrangements that will be disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ending on December 31, 2024.
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This Report on Form 6-K, other than Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the registration statements on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-266704; Registration No. 333-280060) of SOPHiA GENETICS SA and to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is filed, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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| SOPHiA GENETICS SA |
Date: November 5, 2024 | | |
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| By: | /s/ Daan van Well |
| Name: | Daan van Well |
| Title: | Chief Legal Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
SOPHiA GENETICS Promotes Ross Muken to President and Appoints George Cardoza as Chief Financial Officer
BOSTON, United States and ROLLE, Switzerland, November 5, 2024 — SOPHiA GENETICS (Nasdaq: SOPH), a cloud-native software company and leader in data-driven medicine, today announced that Ross Muken, previously Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”), has been promoted to company President, effective November 5, 2024. George Cardoza has been appointed as the company’s new CFO.
In the newly created role of company President, Ross Muken will oversee SOPHiA GENETICS’s global business operations and work even more closely on strategic planning with CEO Jurgi Camblong. He will continue to lead the company’s go-to-market function, including Clinical sales, BioPharma Dx sales, sales support, marketing, customer experience, and operations. Ross joined SOPHiA GENETICS in February 2021 as CFO and was appointed as CFO and COO in March 2023.
“I want to congratulate Ross on his well-deserved promotion to President,” said Jurgi Camblong, SOPHiA GENETICS CEO and Co-Founder. “Ross has been an instrumental part of our success since he joined almost four years ago, first as CFO and more recently as COO. I am grateful for his trusted partnership in positioning SOPHiA GENETICS for long-term growth.”
Jurgi Camblong adds, “I am also delighted to welcome George Cardoza to our executive leadership team. George is a proven business leader and brings a wealth of deep financial expertise, leadership experience, and industry knowledge to SOPHiA GENETICS. As we continue to grow, George is uniquely qualified to help us succeed in this next exciting chapter of our journey. The leadership of both Ross and George will be crucial as we continue to further enhance our operational effectiveness while also balancing our need to consistently innovate.”
As CFO, Cardoza will oversee all corporate finance functions, including accounting, financial planning and analysis (“FP&A”), investor relations, internal audit, tax, and treasury.
Mr. Cardoza brings more than 30 years of experience in the precision medicine and clinical diagnostics industry, with extensive experience in both financial and operational leadership. Before joining SOPHiA GENETICS, he was the CFO and Head of Service Delivery at Biocartis, a molecular diagnostics company. Prior, he spent over twelve years with NeoGenomics Laboratories (NASDAQ: NEO) in several executive roles (CFO, President Pharma Services Division, and President and Chief Operating Officer Laboratory Operations), and previously spent more than fourteen years with Quest Diagnostics in various roles including Controller of the Central Region.
Throughout his career, Cardoza has shown a strong talent for financial management, strategic planning, and driving businesses towards increasing levels of performance. He has a deep understanding of the industry landscape and a proven track record of success in executing and influencing growth-oriented business strategies. Mr. Cardoza holds a B.S. in Finance and Accounting from Syracuse University and an MBA from Michigan State University.
About SOPHiA GENETICS
SOPHiA GENETICS (Nasdaq: SOPH) is a cloud-native healthcare technology company on a mission to expand access to data-driven medicine by using AI to deliver world-class care to patients with cancer and rare disorders across the globe. It is the creator of SOPHiA DDM™, a platform that analyzes complex genomic and multimodal data and generates real-time, actionable insights for a broad global network of hospital, laboratory, and biopharma institutions. For more information, visit SOPHiAGENETICS.COM and connect with us on LinkedIn.
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Kellen Sanger
IR@sophiagenetics.com
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