Manmeet Soni, age 48, has served as a member of our Board of Directors since December 2019, as Chief Operating Officer since October 2023 and as Chief Financial Officer since April 2024. From February 2022 to October 2023, Mr. Soni was the President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Reata), a pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing novel therapeutics for the treatment of severe or life-threatening diseases, until its acquisition by Biogen, Inc. in October 2023. Mr. Soni joined Reata in August 2019 as Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and was promoted in June 2020 to Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Reata. Prior to joining Reata, Mr. Soni was the Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. from 2017 to 2019. Prior to that, Mr. Soni served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, when it was acquired by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. Previously, he served as Chief Financial Officer of Pharmacyclics, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, until its acquisition by AbbVie in 2015. Prior to joining Pharmacyclics, Mr. Soni worked at Zeltiq Aesthetics Inc., a publicly held medical technology company which was acquired by Allergan Inc. (acquired by Abbvie). Prior to Zeltiq, Mr. Soni worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers in the life science and venture capital group. Mr. Soni currently serves as a member of the board of directors of Pulse Biosciences, Inc. since November 2017 and previously served as a member of the board of directors of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (acquired by Pfizer, Inc.). Mr. Soni completed the Certified Public Accountant exams. We believe Mr. Soni is qualified to serve on our Board of Directors because of his extensive experience in the life sciences industry and his financial and accounting expertise.