Verona Pharma plc announces Mr. Andrew Fisher has joined the Company as General Counsel, and member of the Executive Management Team. Mr. Fisher is an accomplished lawyer with more than 25 years of experience in the life sciences industry. He brings a wealth of legal and strategic expertise supporting global, pre-clinical and clinical development, manufacturing and commercialization including launching four pulmonary therapies.

Most recently, he founded and led a consulting practice focused on providing strategic advice to start-up companies. Previously, from 2001 until 2018, he was an early team member at United Therapeutics Corporation where he served for 17 years holding roles of increasing responsibility including Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Deputy General Counsel while leading successful patent defense strategy. During this period, the company grew from an early-stage business to a company with 850 employees, a market capitalization of $4.7 billion and five marketed products.

He has a JD from George Washington University and a BA from University of Michigan. Verona Pharma also announces that Ms. Claire Poll is retiring as General Counsel, effective March 4, 2024.