Compugen Ltd. announced that the Board of Directors has appointed Paul Sekhri to serve as a Director and Chairman of the Board, effective October 2, 2017. As the new Chairman, Mr. Sekhri will succeed Martin Gerstel, who announced his intention to retire from this role in February of this year. Paul Sekhri was appointed the President and CEO of Lycera Corp. in February 2015. Prior to joining Lycera, he served as Senior Vice President, Integrated Care for Sanofi from April 2014 through January 2015.