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Stephanie S. Okey, M.S.

Former SVP, Head of North America, Rare Disease - Genzyme

Ms. Okey has served as a member of our Board since 2018. For over 25 years, from 1987 until 2015, Ms. Okey served in various positions of increasing responsibility in the biopharmaceutical industry, first at Genentech, Inc., followed by 19 years at Genzyme, a Sanofi company. Ms. Okey’s management experience during her tenure at Genzyme included serving as Senior Vice President, Head of North America, Rare Diseases, and U.S. General Manager, Rare Diseases from August 2012 to July 2015 and as Vice President and General Manager, U.S. Genetic Diseases Business Unit from September 2011 to August 2012. Ms. Okey retired from Genzyme in July 2015. Ms. Okey has served as a member of the board of directors of Crinetics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed biopharmaceutical company, since July 2019. In addition, she previously served as a member of the board of directors of the California Life Sciences Association from October 2014 to January 2016, as a member of the board of directors of Orphazyme A/S, a Nasdaq-listed biopharmaceutical company, from March 2021 to May 2022, as a member of the board of directors of Albireo Pharma, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed biopharmaceutical company, from June 2018 to March 2023 and as a member of the board of directors of Catalent, Inc., a NYSE-listed biopharmaceutical company, from August 2023 to December 2024. Ms. Okey received a B.S. degree in Zoology from The Ohio State University and a M.S. degree in Immunology and Medical Microbiology from Wright State University.

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