Engene (ENGN) Appoints Ron Cooper as CEO

enGene Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: ENGN) today announced that Ron Cooper has joined the Company as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, effective July 22, 2024. This transition follows a previously announced succession plan for Jason Hanson, who will remain in service to the Company as a strategic advisor.

“The Board of Directors and I would like to warmly welcome Ron Cooper, who brings significant discovery, development, and commercial launch expertise,” said Dr. Richard Glickman, Chairman of the Board of Directors. “Given his proven record of effectively developing and commercializing transformative therapeutics, Mr. Cooper is an excellent fit to lead enGene forward as the Company continues to advance EG-70 as an innovative and differentiated therapeutic option for patients with high-risk NMIBC.”

“The unmet need for patients with bladder cancer is significant,” said Mr. Cooper. “EG-70 has the potential to be the most practical treatment option for high-risk NMIBC based on a unique combination of efficacy, tolerability and ease of administration. Under Mr. Hanson’s leadership, the enGene team has developed an innovative platform to deliver genetic medicines through mucosal tissues, which I believe has underappreciated potential.”

Mr. Cooper most recently served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Albireo Pharma, a fully integrated global commercial biopharmaceutical company that Ipsen acquired in 2023. While at Albireo Pharma, Mr. Cooper took the company public, created a new corporate strategy to focus development on building a rare pediatric company while monetizing other pipeline assets, and guided Bylvay® through three Phase 3 programs, regulatory approvals, and a global commercial launch. Earlier in his career, Mr. Cooper spent nearly 30 years at Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) in roles of increasing responsibility in sales, marketing and general management, most recently serving as President, Europe. While at BMS, he played a leadership role in numerous successful product launches. Mr. Cooper is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors at C4 Therapeutics and serves on the Board of Generation Bio. He is a graduate of St. Francis Xavier University.

The Company also announced the promotion of Dr. Raj Pruthi to Chief Medical Officer, succeeding Dr. Richard Bryce. Dr. Pruthi, who joined enGene in April 2024, is a thought leader in the urological community with over 25 years of experience providing patient care and advancing the development of new therapeutics.

“On behalf of the Board of Directors, we would like to sincerely thank Mr. Hanson for his service to enGene,” said Dr. Glickman. “Mr. Hanson successfully led the Company's evolution from an early-stage research organization to a well-capitalized, publicly traded, pivotal-stage company poised to make an impactful difference for patients living with NMIBC. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors.”

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