Destiny Pharma plc announces that Chris Tovey will join the Company as Chief Executive Officer on 1 September 2023, taking over from Dr Debra Barker - interim CEO - who will return to her position as a Non-Executive Director. Chris is a highly experienced, senior pharmaceutical executive. He was most recently COO, Executive Vice President, and Managing Director of Europe and International at Jazz Pharmaceuticals following the acquisition of GW Pharmaceuticals (GW), where he served as COO, EVP, and a board director.

Thus, Chris was a key part of the GW team that oversaw the significant growth and success of the organisation prior to Jazz's $7.2bn acquisition of the company. Prior to GW, Chris held multiple senior commercial roles in the industry including VP and Head of Global Sales and Marketing at UCB Pharma and 18 years in senior commercial roles at GlaxoSmithKline in a wide range of therapeutic areas.