ALX Oncology Holdings Inc. announced the appointment of Itziar Canamasas, Ph.D., to its Board of Directors (the “Board”) effective April 11, 2022. With more than 20 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience, Dr. Canamasas brings expertise in driving business growth and operational excellence. Dr. Canamasas currently serves as the Head of Oncology Europe, Middle East and Africa at Bayer AG.

During her 20 plus years at Bayer, Dr. Canamasas has held various oncology leadership positions with expertise focused on global commercialization, strategic life-cycle development and corporate strategy, including roles as Vice President of Global Marketing Oncology and Managing Director of Bayer Limited. Dr. Canamasas is also the Organizational Development Director for the Ambassador Program at the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association (HBA). Dr. Canamasas holds a M.S. in Biology with distinction from the Universitat de Barcelona and a Ph.D. in Cancer Genetics from the University of Mainz.