Cellares, a leader in cell therapy manufacturing and an Integrated Development and Manufacturing Organization (IDMO), has appointed Justin McAnear as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and Jonathan Butler as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary (GC).
 
The addition of these seasoned tech industry leaders is designed to strengthen the Cellares Executive Leadership Team and enable the company’s continued expansion.
 
“Justin and Jonathan bring the experience and leadership that align with Cellares’ vision for the future,” said Fabian Gerlinghaus, Co-founder and CEO of Cellares. “Justin’s track record in scaling innovative companies with a clear mission is a strong match for where we’re headed. Jonathan’s legal expertise will be essential as we navigate our growth. Their combined strengths will play a key role in our continued progress and global expansion.”

About Justin McAnear, CFO

With more than 25 years of financial and operational leadership experience in high-growth environments, Justin McAnear brings a wealth of experience to Cellares.
 
Most recently, he served as the CFO of 10x Genomics, where he played a pivotal role in taking the company public and scaling it to over $600M in annual revenue. Prior to 10x Genomics, he was Vice President of Worldwide Finance and Operations at Tesla, helping scale the company through the launches of Model X, Model 3, and the SolarCity acquisition. McAnear also held the position of Finance Director at Apple in Corporate FP&A and Worldwide Operations.
 
He began his finance career at Johnson & Johnson and is a graduate of the J&J Finance MBA Leadership Development Program. He also served for nearly a decade as a U.S. Navy aviator, earning a B.S. in Systems Engineering from the U.S. Naval Academy and an M.B.A. in Finance from the University of San Diego.

About Jonathan Butler, General Counsel

Jonathan Butler joins Cellares with more than 21 years of global legal experience, including 12 years in fast-paced, innovative technology and manufacturing companies.
 
Most recently, Butler served as General Counsel and Secretary at Lucid Motors, where he established, scaled, and led the legal, government affairs, compliance, privacy, intellectual property, and ESG functions & guided the company through its successful public listing and expansion to multiple geographies. Prior to Lucid, He was a legal leader at Tesla for over eight years, where he led multiple legal functions to enable the company’s hypergrowth and diversification. He began his legal career at the international law firm Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, with a focus on litigation and commercial transactions.
 
Butler holds a law degree from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor and dual undergraduate degrees from the University of California at Berkeley.