Olema Oncology Announces Departure of Chief Operating and Financial Officer
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Olema Oncology (Nasdaq: OLMA) announced that Shane Kovacs, Chief Operating and Financial Officer, is departing effective January 30, 2026 to pursue new opportunities and will remain as a consultant through August 1, 2026. The company has begun an immediate search for a successor, and President and CEO Sean P. Bohen, M.D., Ph.D., has assumed the role of interim Principal Financial Officer.
The release notes Kovacs helped advance palazestrant to late-stage clinical development, build a finance team, and establish a strong capital position.
Positive
- Departure includes consulting support through August 1, 2026
- CEO assumes interim Principal Financial Officer role for continuity
- CFO credited with building a talented finance team and strong capital position
- Palazestrant progressed to late-stage clinical development under current leadership
Negative
- Departure creates an open CFO seat and potential leadership gap
- Immediate search for successor may distract management during late-stage development
News Market Reaction – OLMA
In the Feb 2 session, OLMA declined 0.27%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Olema Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Olema”, or “Olema Oncology”, Nasdaq: OLMA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of targeted therapies for breast cancer and beyond, today announced that Shane Kovacs, Chief Operating and Financial Officer, is departing the Company effective January 30, 2026 to pursue new opportunities. Mr. Kovacs will continue in a consulting capacity with Olema through August 1, 2026.
“Since joining Olema in 2020, Shane has been a valuable member of our team, helping to lead and grow the Company as we have progressed palazestrant through late-stage clinical development and expanded our pipeline,” said Sean P. Bohen, M.D., Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Olema Oncology. “His contributions have been significant, including building a talented finance team and helping to establish a strong capital position. On behalf of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors, I would like to thank Shane for his commitment to Olema. We wish him the best in his next chapter.”
The Company will begin its search for a new Chief Financial Officer immediately. Dr. Bohen has assumed the role of interim Principal Financial Officer until a successor is appointed.
About Olema Oncology
Olema Oncology is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to transforming the standard of care and improving outcomes for patients living with breast cancer and beyond. Olema is advancing a pipeline of novel therapies by leveraging our deep understanding of endocrine-driven cancers, nuclear receptors, and mechanisms of acquired resistance. Our lead product candidate, palazestrant (OP-1250), is a proprietary, orally available complete estrogen receptor antagonist (CERAN) and a selective estrogen receptor degrader (SERD), currently in two Phase 3 clinical trials. In addition, Olema is developing OP-3136, a potent lysine acetyltransferase 6 (KAT6) inhibitor, now in a Phase 1 clinical study. Olema is headquartered in San Francisco and has operations in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information, please visit www.olema.com.
Media and Investor Relations Contact
Courtney O’Konek
Vice President, Corporate Communications
Olema Oncology
media@olema.com
