HOOKIPA Pharma Inc. announced the promotion of Christine D. Baker to Chief Operating Officer effective immediately. Christine joined HOOKIPA in August 2019 as Chief Business Officer and has played a critical role in securing several strategic business collaborations for HOOKIPA's novel arenaviral immunotherapeutics that help position the science and the company for continued growth. Christine D. Baker has more than 30 years‘ experience in the biotech/pharmaceutical industry, with expertise in business development, commercialization, and drug development strategies.

Prior to joining HOOKIPA, Christine served as Chief Business Officer at EpicentRx and Vice President at Novartis Oncology. During her 14-year tenure at Novartis, she held positions of increasing responsibility and drove deals from early-stage collaborations with start-up companies to multi-billion dollar asset swaps with large pharmaceutical companies. Christine began her career at Schering-Plough, where she advanced through a variety of roles in R&D, Marketing and Sales, Business Development, and General Management.

She currently serves as a non-executive Director of the Board of Tyme Technologies.