Pharvaris announced the promotion of Annick Deschoolmeester to Chief Human Resources Officer. Ms. Deschoolmeester will be responsible for overseeing Pharvaris' people strategy, including talent acquisition and management, employee relations, leadership development, compensation and benefits, and diversity and inclusion. Ms. Deschoolmeester joined Pharvaris in September 2021 as the Head of Human Resources with over 25 years of experience in human resources across various industries, including in management consulting and international talent management in the biotech and pharmaceutical industries.

Before joining Pharvaris, she served as Global Head of Learning & Talent and as HR Business Leader, Plasma Derived Therapies, with Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Prior to that, Ms. Deschoolmeester developed a broad human resources background, working in human resources leadership roles at European, international, and global levels with companies such as Shire Pharmaceuticals, Allergan, Yahoo, and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She holds a master's degree in Interpreting from the Provincial Hogeschool voor Vertalers & Tolken in Gent, Belgium.