JAMES SHAW Vice President, Clinical & Regulatory Operations BSc (Hons), MBA James joined Neuren in 2013, bringing twenty years of development and commercialisation experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry, having worked for both large Pharma and Clinical Research Organisations. He leads the clinical and regulatory execution of Neuren’s programs. Before joining Neuren, James was CEO of a Clinical Research and Site Management Organisation providing full service clinical trial support in ANZ. Prior to that he spent seven years with Quintiles in Sydney and Singapore working across Business Development and Operational leadership roles. James brings a global focus to drug development, having led product teams from Phase 2 through to FDA submission and commercialisation during six years with AstraZeneca at their Global headquarters in the UK. DR CLIVE BLOWER Vice President, Product Development BSc (Hons), PhD Clive joined Neuren in 2014, bringing over twenty years of global drug development experience. He has led all aspects of CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls) development of both trofinetide and NNZ-2591. Before joining Neuren, Clive was at Acrux (ASX: ACR) for seven years as Director of Product Development and Technical Affairs and then Chief Operating Officer. During this period he led the CMC development of the company’s lead product through Phase 3 clinical trials, FDA approval and commercial launch. Clive formerly served in senior management positions at Hospira Inc. (previously Faulding Pharmaceuticals, then Mayne Pharma), including leading the Injectable Drug Development Group. He earned a Doctorate in Chemistry from Monash University in 1992 and has experience in all stages of drug development, from concept to commercialisation, having contributed to the development and launch of more than 25 pharmaceutical products. LAUREN FRAZER Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary BBus (Acc), CA Lauren joined Neuren in 2020 and brings over fifteen years of experience in accounting and finance. Prior to joining Neuren, Lauren was at Boundary Bend, one of Australia’s leading agribusinesses and owner of Australian olive oil brands Cobram Estate and Red Island. Lauren was at Boundary Bend for ten years as Financial Controller and then Senior Manager of Accounting & Tax. Lauren is a Chartered Accountant and began her career with Pitcher Partners. GERRY ZHAO Vice President, Corporate Development B Com (Hons Finance), B Law (Hons) Gerry joined Neuren in 2022 and has more than 16 years of global investment banking and financial services experience, with approximately 12 years at Bank of America Merrill Lynch responsible for healthcare investment banking coverage. He has advised numerous local and international corporations and private equity funds on public and private mergers and acquisitions, capital management and financing. Since 2019, Gerry has been consulting to several Australian and global biotech companies regarding strategic projects, including successfully facilitating the A$400m strategic licence and commercial partnership between China Grand Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Holdings and Telix Pharmaceuticals in November 2020. VIRGINIE DUREZ Senior Director, Product Development & Project Management MSc, MBA, PMP® Virginie joined Neuren in 2021 and brings over twenty years of global pharmaceutical experience ranging from product ideation to product launch. Prior to joining Neuren, she worked with Pfizer for seventeen years through the legacy of Hospira and Mayne Pharma, in the Program Management, Commercial and Early Stage Development Groups and most recently worked as the Pipeline Development Lead for the Hospital Business Unit. Virginie has assessed, developed, and led over 100 global product strategies (US, EU, CAN, ANZ, China and Japan) and launched 3 products to the market. She is focused on bringing novel therapies that change patients’ lives. Virginie received her Master of Chemistry and her Master of Chemical Engineering in France (University of Aix-Marseilles and Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Toulouse), earned an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Entrepreneurship, and is a PMP® practitioner. MANAGEMENT TEAM CON T I NU E D Neuren Pharmaceuticals Limited Annual Repor t 2022 19
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