Yourgene Health Plc confirmed the appointment of Dr. John Brown CBE as Chairman to the Group with immediate effect. Dr. Brown's appointment as Chairman was announced on 26 April 2022 and was expected to take effect at the Company's upcoming AGM in September 2022. He has been a Non-executive Director and the Senior Independent Director of the Company since he joined Yourgene's Board in July 2019, which has given him a deep knowledge of the business and accelerated the transition process.

As a result, the Board is pleased to confirm his appointment ahead of schedule to guide the business as it enters its next stage of growth and development. Adam Reynolds will remain a Non-executive Director, as communicated in April and this transition also takes place with immediate effect. John has over 20 years' capital markets experience in the healthcare and life sciences sector.

He is currently Chairman of Calcivis Ltd. and a NED of Skylark Therapeutics Ltd. Until recently, he was Senior Independent Director of Acacia Pharma and Chairman of the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult. Additionally, he has previous significant board experience with roles including Chairman of Axis-Shield and BTG, Senior Non-executive Director of Vectura and Chief Executive Officer of Acambis.