Effective October 1, 2015, the Board of Anavex Life Sciences Corp. has appointed Sandra Boenisch, to serve as the company's Principal Financial Officer until the earlier of a successor's appointment or her resignation. Ms. Boenisch is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CGA) with 14 years of accounting, audit, and financial reporting experience in a variety of industries, both in the United States and Canada.