KalVista Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that Benjamin L. Palleiko, the Company?s current President, CBO and CFO, has been appointed as director of the Company, effective immediately. In conjunction, Andrew Crockett has submitted his resignation as director of the Company. This appointment is the result of a planned transition as KalVista prepares to become a commercial entity following the success of the KONFIDENT Phase 3 trial for its program sebetralstat as the first potential oral, on-demand therapy for hereditary angioedema (HAE), with a planned US NDA filing in the first half of this year.

Ben Palleiko joined KalVista in 2016 as Chief Financial Officer and has been instrumental in supporting the growth and funding of the Company during its evolution from a UK-based private research entity to a multinational pre-commercial organization now preparing multiple regulatory approval filings for sebetralstat as the first oral, on-demand therapy for HAE. His more than 25 years of industry experience include a decade as an investment banker followed by senior executive roles at several private and public biotechnology companies. Prior to his business career, Ben served on active duty for seven years in the US Navy as a Naval Aviator flying carrier-based jet aircraft.

He holds an MBA in Finance and MA in International Relations from the University of Chicago, and a BA in Quantitative Economics from Tufts University.