Biodexa Pharmaceuticals PLC announced the appointment of Ann Merchant to the Board of Directors of the Company as Non-executive Director with effect from 31 December 2023. Since 2018, Ann Merchant has served as Vice President for MorphoSys, and currently as Head of Global Supply Chain and External Operations. Prior to joining MorphoSys, from September 2011 to August 2018, Ms. Merchant served as the President of Schreiner Medipharm.

Between 1994 and 2011, Ms. Merchant held various roles at Amgen in Europe and the US, including Vice President, Head of International Supply Chain and Site Head between 2007 and 2011. Ms. Merchant is also a Non-executive Director of Alvotech S.A. Ms. Merchant is a U.S citizen and holds a Bachelor of Science in Languages from Georgetown University and an MBA from the Henley Business School.