Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc. announced that industry veterans Shannon Campbell and Prakash Raman, Ph.D., have been appointed to the Company?s Board of Directors. The Company also announced that Wendy Dixon, Ph.D., and Alex Mayweg, Ph.D., have stepped down as members of its Board of Directors. These changes became effective as of April 10, 2024.

Shannon Campbell currently serves as the Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer at Merus, a clinical-stage oncology company developing multispecific antibody therapeutics, where she is responsible for Merus?s global commercialization strategy and activity. With over 30 years of biopharmaceutical experience, Ms. Campbell possesses deep expertise in commercializing transformative medicines globally. Before joining Merus, Ms. Campbell led the U.S. Solid Tumor Franchise at Novartis, and previously led the US Oncology Business Unit at Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals.

Earlier in her career she held positions of increasing responsibility at Abbott Labs and Pharmacia heritage companies. Ms. Campbell holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Ithaca College and has completed leadership, strategy, and finance programs at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, IMD, Harvard Business School, and The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Prakash Raman, Ph.D., has over two decades of biopharmaceutical business development and executive leadership experience, blending his scientific background, program and portfolio management and strong business development experience.

He currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of a stealth biopharma company working on novel protein therapeutics in Oncology and Immunology. Previously, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Ribon Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on small molecule drugs for Oncology and Immunology. Prior to joining Ribon, he served as Senior Partner, Chief Business Development Officer at Flagship Pioneering.

Before Flagship, he was Vice President, Global Head of Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research Business Development and Licensing. Dr. Raman was instrumental in forging key collaborations in immuno-oncology, executing many out-licensing opportunities, guiding acquisitions, and led cross-functional drug discovery and early development project teams. Dr. Raman?s previous roles include Senior Scientist at Millennium Pharmaceuticals and post-doctoral fellow at The Scripps Research Institute. He completed his undergraduate work at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and received his Ph.D. in Organic and Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

On April 10, 2024, Wendy L. Dixon, Ph.D. resigned from the Board and all committees thereof, including her position as Chair of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board. In addition, effective as of the Appointment Date, the Board appointed (i) Dr. Raman to serve as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee and Audit Committee of the Board, and (ii) Ms. Campbell to serve as a member of the Compensation Committee of the Board, until their respective successors are elected and qualified, or until their earlier death, resignation or removal, or until otherwise determined by the Board.