Dr. Meeker has served as a member of our Board since 2015 and became Chairman of the Board in April 2017. Dr. Meeker has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since July 2020. Previously, Dr. Meeker served as CEO of KSQ Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company, from October 2017 to July 2020. From October 2011 until June 2017, Dr. Meeker served as President and CEO of Genzyme Corporation and subsequently as EVP, Head Sanofi Genzyme, a unit of Sanofi S.A., a global pharmaceutical company. Dr. Meeker oversaw the company s specialty business units Rare Diseases, Multiple Sclerosis, Oncology and Immunology. As an Executive Vice President of Sanofi S.A., he was a member of Sanofi S.A. s Executive Committee. Dr. Meeker joined Genzyme Corporation in 1994 as Medical Director to work on the Cystic Fibrosis Gene Therapy program. Subsequently, as Vice President, Medical Affairs, he was responsible for the development of rare disease therapies that today represent transformative and life-saving advancements in medicine for patients. Prior to Genzyme Corporation s merger with Sanofi S.A. in 2011, Dr. Meeker was Genzyme Corporation s Chief Operating Officer, responsible for its commercial organization, overseeing its business units, country management organization and global market access functions. He played an important role in the integration with Sanofi S.A. Prior to joining Genzyme Corporation, Dr. Meeker was the director of the Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic and an assistant professor of medicine at Ohio State University. Dr. Meeker is currently Chairman of the board of directors of Pharvaris GmbH and the Chairman of the board of directors of Trevi Therapeutics, Inc. He has authored more than 40 articles and multiple book chapters. Dr. Meeker received his M.D. from the University of Vermont Medical School. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School in 2000. In concluding that he is qualified to serve as a director, the Board considered Dr. Meeker s deep experience as a senior executive at leading global pharmaceutical companies, including his experience serving as our President and Chief Executive Officer, and his involvement in the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical product candidates for the treatment of rare and ultra-rare diseases. The Board also considered the integral role he played in the growth of Genzyme during its period of rapid growth. The Board also noted Dr. Meeker s extensive scientific and clinical experience, both in academia and as part of one of the world s leading medical institutions.