Valeo Pharma Inc. announced that Ms. Tamara Close and Mr. Didier Leconte have joined its Board of Directors. Following the appointment of Ms. Close and Mr. Leconte, Valeo's Board of Directors is now comprised of 8 Directors, 5 of whom are independent. Ms. Close is a senior investment and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) professional with over 25 years of experience in capital markets, with roles spanning sell-side trading and institutional sales to buy-side research, risk management and strategy.

She is the founder and managing partner of Close Group Consulting, an independent, boutique ESG advisory firm headquartered in Montreal, with offices in Toronto, Boston, and London (UK). Tamara is a sought-after speaker and regularly publishes ESG thought leadership and research. Ms. Close holds an M.Sc.

Finance from Concordia University with a B.A. Economics from McGill University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Mr. Didier Leconte is a highly experienced investor and Canadian life sciences leader. He has deep commercial experience in Canada and Québec's technology transfer and investment arenas.

With a strong dedication to the development of Québec's and Canada's life sciences industries, Didier served as Vice-president, Life Science & Technology for Investissement Quebec and Vice-president Life Sciences at Fonds de solidarité FTQ. Mr. Leconte holds a MBA, Technology Management & Innovation from the Université du Québec à Montréal, a certification in governance from Université Laval and an engineering degree in Material Sciences from École d'ingénieurs Sup Galilée, Institut Galilée, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord.