She is a seasoned finance executive with more than 20 years of experience in the life sciences industry as well as a Ph.D. trained scientist. She succeeds Billy Cho, who will be stepping down from his role and will be pursuing a significant opportunity in private equity. "On behalf of everyone at Zai Lab, I would like to thank Billy for his substantial contributions and his leadership across the organization," said Dr. Samantha Du, Founder, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Zai Lab. "Billy helped build a solid financial foundation for the Company and was instrumental in the development of Zai Lab into a fully integrated biotech company.