Singapore: Mr Matthew Lehman will be the new chief exceutive officer of Australia-based Prima BioMed. The company's present CEO, Mr Martin Rogers, will step down on August 31, 2012. Mr Rogers will remain on Prima's board as a non-executive director from September 1, 2012.

Mr Lehman, presently the company's chief Operating Officer, will assume the new role from September 1, 2012. He will join the Prima board of directors effective immediately.