Hansa Biopharma, "Hansa" announced the appointment of Evan Ballantyne as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective 1 March 2024. He succeeds Donato Spota, who, as previously announced, will leave the Company on 28 February 2024. As CFO, Mr. Ballantyne will be responsible for developing and implementing the Company's corporate financial strategy and activities including financial reporting and investor relations (IR).

He will report to President & Chief Executive Officer Søren Tulstrup and serve as a member of Hansa's Executive Committee. Most recently, Mr. Ballantyne was Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer at Gain Therapeutics Inc. (Gain), a US based biotech company. He brings more than 30 years international experience as a senior financial executive in both public and private life science companies.

Evan joins Hansa from Gain Therapeutics Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company based in Bethesda, MD in the US. He served as SVP, Chief Financial Officer. He has over 30 years of financial and operational experience developing and implementing successful shareholder value strategies.

Over the course of his career, Evan has held roles of increasing responsibility at biotech, medical technology and information services companies throughout Europe and the US, helping these companies navigate complex financial markets and secure funding and capital to support their growth. Additionally, he has experience in all facets of financial reporting, investor and analyst relationship management, corporate restructuring, and acquisitions and partnerships. Evan has a degree in Honors Business Administration from the University of Windsor, Ontario Canada as well as a BA in American History & Political Science from the University of Western Ontario, Canada.

He is an independent board member of Preveceutical Medical Inc. in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.