Destiny Pharma plc announced the appointments of James Stearns, Aled Williams and Nigel Brooksby as Non-Executive Directors with effect from 1 June 2022. James Stearns is replacing Dr Huaizheng Peng. The Company has been looking to add Non-Executive Directors following the retirement of Peter Morgan in March this year and has decided to add Aled and Nigel as two new appointments.

The Board has expanded its skills and experience base through these additions and is well positioned to continue to deliver its strategy. James Stearnsis the Chief Investment Officer (Europe and America) of China Medical System Holdings Limited (CMS), focusing on its M&A driven growth strategy and overseeing the Venture Programme. James brings considerable experience in the financial markets having previously worked for both the sellside (Director, Corporate Broking and Advisory at Panmure Gordon) and buyside (Investment Director at LivingBridge).

James holds a Joint Honours degree from the University of Bristol in Economics and Accounting. Aled Williams is Chief Executive Officer ofEnthera Pharmaceuticals Srl andwas recently Chief Business Officer of Polyneuron Pharmaceuticals Ag.Aled has over 25 years of leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry, holding senior positions in large pharmaceutical companies (AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Novartis and Bristol-Myers Squibb) and multiple executive management roles in smaller biotech companies. Aled has spent much of his career with responsibility for the external interface from a company, portfolio and asset perspective across a range of different disease areas, including anti-infectives.

A microbiologist by training, prior to joining the pharma & biotech industry Aled spent a number of years working in public health. Nigel Brooksby has extensive experience in the life science sector and has been involved as Chair/Director/Strategic Adviser in several fund raisings, including advising Akari Therapeutics on its 2015 NASDAQ listing. Nigel has also undertaken many projects assisting biotech companies in their partnering arrangements with major pharmaceutical companies and has previously held senior global roles at Sanofi, Wellcome (now GSK) and Pfizer.

Until his retirement in 2010, Nigel was a Member of theSanofi Executive Committee in Europe and North America, and Chair and Managing Director of the Sanofi Group in the UK and Ireland. He has worked internationally based in Europe, the USA, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa.