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Dr. Ellison has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since April 2020 and as a Director on our Board since January 2020. Dr. Ellison’s broad experience and leadership positions include Chief Executive Officer of the privately held biotechnology company, Promedior, Inc. (acquired by Roche); President and Chief Executive Officer of Bond Biosciences, Inc., a biotech start-up developing a drug addressing the toxic impact of iron overload in the body; Executive Director of Torreya Advisors, LLC, a life sciences investment banking firm; Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Assembly Biosciences, Inc. (formerly Ventrus Biosciences, Inc.); Executive Vice President of Paramount Biosciences LLC, a global drug development and healthcare investment firm; Vice President of Clinical Development of FibroGen, Inc., where he played a key role in the early phase development of roxadustat in anemia for chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients; Vice President of Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer of Sanofi-Synthelabo US, Inc.; and Vice President, Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer of Hoffman La Roche, Inc. in the United States. Dr. Ellison previously served as an Independent Board Director for several private and public companies, including Cougar Biotechnology Inc.; ProSanos Corporation; Cormedix Inc., a cardio-renal clinical stage company; and Mt. Cook, a urology-focused company. Dr. Ellison received a Master of Science degree from the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, and an M.D. from the University of British Columbia.

Jim Emme is a CEO at NOW Foods and is based in Greater Chicago Area. He studied at Purdue University.

Michael Petras is president of AssuraMed, a leading mail-order, direct-to-customer provider of disposable medical products to chronic disease patients that was acquired by Cardinal Health in March 2013 and is currently being integrated into the Medical Segment. Prior to joining AssuraMed, Petras worked for Connecticut-based General Electric where he served as president and Chief Executive Officer of GE Lighting. During his more than 18 years at GE, he held positions within Product Management, Six Sigma Quality and Sales. Petras is a board member of The Cleveland Foundation and John Carroll University and serves on The Cleveland Clinic’s Board of Trustees. He is also a past board member of Achievement Centers for Children, United Way of Cleveland and the Greater Cleveland Partnership. He holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from John Carroll University and a Master’s in Business Administration in marketing from Case Western Reserve University.

Cynthia LaConte is a Trustee at Mount Mary University, Chief Executive Officer at Red Arrow Labs, and Chief Executive Officer at Dohmen and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She has worked as Chief Operating Officer at Dohmen, Chief Executive Officer at DOHMEN LIFE SCIENCE SERVICES, and President at DDN Pharmaceutical Logistics. Cynthia studied at Mount Mary University.

Chad Holzer is a President, Image Transfer Technologies at Flint Group and Chief Executive Officer at Accupac and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has worked as Global Business Director - Specialty Monomers at Dow, Global Vice President and General Manager at Flint Group, and North American Business Director; Acrylics & Plexiglas Materials at Dow. Chad attended Harvard Business School between 2007 and 2009 and Cornell University between 1998 and 2002.