Mr. Katkin has served as a director since April 2022. He previously served as the Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the board of directors of Urovant Sciences Ltd. ( Urovant ), a public biopharmaceutical company, from September 2017 until March 2020. Prior to Urovant, Mr. Katkin served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Avanir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., ( Avanir ), a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company, from 2007 to 2016, where he led the growth and ultimate sale of Avanir to Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Prior to joining Avanir, Mr. Katkin served as the Vice President, Commercial Development for Peninsula Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company, where he played a key role in the concurrent initial public offering and ultimate sale of the company to Johnson & Johnson. Mr. Katkin currently serves on the boards of Eledon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Chairman) and Syndax Pharmaceuticals, each of which is a publicly traded company, and is also Chairman of Ambros Therapeutics, Inc., which is privately held. Mr. Katkin has an M.B.A. from the Anderson School at UCLA and a B.S. in business and accounting from Indiana University. Mr. Katkin is also a licensed Certified Public Accountant. Qualifications: We believe Mr. Katkin s substantial track record of driving growth for pharmaceutical and life sciences companies is invaluable to the Company s mission.