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CORRECTED-Engine Capital urges 2seventy bio to appoint former finance chief Baird as CEO

(Corrects paragraph 1 and headline to clarify that Baird is former finance chief, not current)

Dec 6 (Reuters) - Activist investor Engine Capital on Wednesday urged 2seventy bio to appoint its former finance chief Chip Baird as the company's chief executive officer, in a letter sent to the cell and gene therapy developer's board.

Engine Capital owns about a 3% stake in 2seventy bio. (Reporting by Bhanvi Satija in Bengaluru; Editing by Krishna Chandra Eluri)