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Ventyx Biosciences Appoints Allison J. Hulme, Ph.D. and Onaiza Cadoret-Manier to its Board of Directors
New directors replace current directors Richard Gaster, M.D., Ph.D., Aaron Royston, M.D., and Jigar Choksey
ENCINITAS, Calif., January 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Ventyx Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: VTYX) (“Ventyx”), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing novel oral therapies that address a broad range of inflammatory diseases with significant unmet medical need, today announced the appointment of Allison J. Hulme, Ph.D. and Onaiza Cadoret-Manier to its board of directors. Dr. Hulme and Ms. Cadoret-Manier are both successful executives who each bring a wealth of knowledge from more than 30 years of experience in biotech and pharmaceutical drug development and commercialization.
Dr. Allison Hulme currently serves as Chief Executive Officer, President and a board member of Aeovian Pharmaceuticals. Prior to this, she served as Chief Operating Officer, Head of Research and Development and a board member at Sophiris Bio. Prior to joining Sophiris, Dr. Hulme served as the Executive Vice President and Head of Global Development at Elan Corporation. Before Elan, Dr. Hulme held several positions in clinical research at Glaxo Wellcome Pharmaceuticals and was a lecturer in biological sciences at University of Bedfordshire. Dr. Hulme holds a Ph.D. in Biotechnology from Cranfield Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Combined Sciences from Luton University in 1985.
Ms. Onaiza Cadoret-Manier currently serves as Executive Vice President, Chief Global Product Strategy and Operations officer at Ionis Pharmaceuticals. Prior to Ionis, she served as the Chief Commercial Officer for Grail Biosciences. Prior to Grail, she served as Vice President of the immunology franchise at Genentech. Ms. Cadoret-Manier also has held multiple senior management positions overseeing corporate strategy, alliances and marketing and sales for Genentech, Pfizer and Amylin Pharmaceuticals. Ms. Cadoret-Manier currently serves on the board of Ardelyx. Onaiza has an MBA from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree in economics and accounting from Queens College of City University of New York.
“Allison and Onaiza’s deep industry experience and commercialization expertise will be an invaluable addition to our board of directors. We are excited to welcome them to our board at this pivotal stage in our evolution as a leading small-molecule immunology company with multiple ongoing Phase 2 clinical trials,” stated Raju Mohan, Ph.D., Ventyx’s Chief Executive Officer.
“This is an exciting time to join the Ventyx board,” stated Dr. Hulme. “Ventyx’s drug candidates have the potential to provide meaningful new oral treatment options for patients suffering from a broad range of inflammatory diseases, such as psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease,” said Dr. Hulme. “I look forward to serving on the board as the company continues to progress its development pipeline.”