Exopharm

Mark Davies

Mark Davies

Non-Executive Director, Chair

Mark is Founder and Managing Director at 1861 Capital and has been an investor in Exopharm since the IPO in 2018. Mark has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Western Australia and is Non-Executive Chairman of Neurotech International (ASX: NTI), a drug development company focused on utilising NTI164 in the treatment for paediatric neurological disorders including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Clarke Barlow

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

B.Comm, MAICD

Clarke is a Financial Adviser and Capital Markets Specialist with over 20 years’ experience in the Financial Services Industry in Australia and the United Kingdom.

Clarke has experience in structuring, operations and risk management of institutional exotic derivatives in the United Kingdom with Morgan Stanley International Limited and has been a Derivatives Manager, responsible for establishing and managing derivatives trading desks for several Australian based stockbroking firms.

Clarke brings to Exopharm his extensive experience providing corporate advisory services for companies listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) across a variety of industries, with a particular focus on growth opportunities in the Biotechnology, Technology, Industrial and Resource industries, providing them with advice on business models & strategy, structuring of pre-IPO and IPO fund raisings, reverse takeovers, capital raisings, mergers and acquisitions, investor relations and capital markets advice.

Clarke also services institutional, wholesale and retail clients, advising on ASX investments, share portfolios, derivatives, and identification of early-stage opportunities across a variety of industries and sectors.

Clarke is a Founding Director of AMG Acquisition Corp, a publicly listed company on the Toronto Venture Exchange.

Clarke holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).

Ian Dixon

Managing Director & Founder

PhD, MBA, MAICD

Dr Ian Dixon has a PhD in biomedical engineering from Monash University, an MBA from Swinburne University and professional engineering qualifications.

Ian has been successful in translating technology challenges into valuable businesses and respected intellectual property.

Ian is a co-inventor of Exopharm’s LEAP manufacturing technology and a co-inventor of Fortrexo, part of Exopharm’s EEV pipeline.

Ian brings to Exopharm an extensive technical, commercial and entrepreneurial background.

Before founding Exopharm in 2013, Ian co-founded Cynata Inc, the owner of the Cymerus stem cell technology now being commercialised by ASX-listed clinical-stage Cynata Therapeutics Ltd (ASX:CYP).

He is also non-executive director of NYRADA Inc. (ASX:NYR), co-inventor of Nyrada PCSK9 inhibitor drug NYX-330, and founder and investor of Cardio Therapeutics Pty Ltd.

Ian was previously a founding director of Sydney-based Noxopharm Ltd (ASX:NOX) and non-executive director of Melbourne unlisted company Cell Therapies Pty Ltd.

David Franks

Company Secretary

B.Ec, CA, F Fin, FGIA, JP.

David Franks is a Principal of the Automic Group. He is a Chartered Accountant, Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia, Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia, Justice of the Peace, Registered Tax Agent and holds a Bachelor of Economics (Finance and Accounting) from Macquarie University.

With over 20 years’ experience in finance, governance and accounting, David has been CFO, Company Secretary and/or Director for numerous ASX listed and unlisted public and private companies, in a range of industries covering biotech, energy retailing, transport, financial services, mineral exploration, technology, automotive, software development and healthcare.