Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the appointment of Ann E. Taylor, M.D., to the Company’s Board of Directors. Dr. Taylor previously served as the Chief Medical Officer of AstraZeneca plc and brings to the Terns Board of Directors more than 35 years of experience in drug development. Dr. Taylor served as the Chief Medical Officer of AstraZeneca until her retirement in August 2021. Her broad-based leadership experience includes clinical development, portfolio strategy, regulatory strategy, biomarker strategy, patient safety and quality assurance across AstraZeneca’s entire portfolio. Prior to becoming Chief Medical Officer, from April 2018 to March 2019, Dr. Taylor was the Head of Clinical Biologics at MedImmune, a wholly owned subsidiary of AstraZeneca. Prior to AstraZeneca, Dr. Taylor held various leadership roles at Novartis Institute for BioMedical Research (Global Head of Portfolio Management, Interim Head of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Area, Global Head of Translational Medicine for Metabolism) and Pfizer (Portfolio Lead for Obesity, Frailty and Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Franchise). Dr. Taylor also serves on the board of directors of Unlearn.AI.