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Dr Howard has been a Non-Executive Director of Immutep since May 8, 2013 and has been appointed as Non-Executive Chairman on November 17, 2017. He is an Australian scientist, executive manager and entrepreneur. He was a pioneer in molecular parasitology and commercialization of 'DNA Shuffling'. He is an inventor of 9 patents and has over 140 scientific publications. After his PhD in biochemistry from the University of Melbourne, he held positions at several research laboratories, including the National Institutes of Health in the USA where he gained tenure. In industry, Dr. Howard worked at Schering-Plough's DNAX Research Institute in Palo Alto, CA; was the President and Scientific Director of Affymax, Inc. and co-founder and CEO of Maxygen, Inc. After its spin-out from GlaxoWellcome, as Maxygen's CEO, Dr. Howard led its IPO on NASDAQ and a secondary offering, raising US$ 260.0 million. Maxygen developed and partnered dozens of technology applications and products over 12 years of his tenure as CEO. After leaving Maxygen in 2008, he started the Cleantech company Oakbio Inc. (dba NovoNutrients) and remains involved in several innovative companies in the USA and Australia. He is a member of Risk Committee.

Mr Meyers has been a Non-Executive Director of Immutep since February 12, 2014, and appointed as Non-Executive Deputy Chairman on November 17, 2017. He was the Chief Financial Officer of Slayback Pharma LLC, a KKR portfolio company, until Slayback was sold to Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in September 2023. Prior to joining Slayback Pharma LLC, Mr. Meyers served in Chief Financial Officer roles at Eagle Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Motif BioSciences Inc. and TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Prior to his role at TetraLogic, Mr. Meyers spent 18 years in health care investment banking, holding positions of increasing responsibility at Dillon, Read & Co., Credit Suisse First Boston LLC and, most recently, as Co-Head of Global Health Care Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. He is Chair of the Risk Committee.

Mr Voigt has more than 21 years of experience in the financial and biotech industry, having joined the Immutep team in 2011 as the General Manager, European Operations based in Berlin, Germany. In May 2012, he became Immutep's Chief Business Officer and in November 2012 its Chief Financial Officer, as well as continuing to focus on its European operations. Having started his career at the Allianz Group working in pension insurance and funds, he moved to net.IPO AG, a publicly listed boutique investment bank in Frankfurt where he was focused on IPOs and venture capital investments. Marc then worked for a number of years as an investment manager for a midsize venture capital fund based in Berlin, specializing in healthcare. He also gained considerable operational experience while serving in different management roles with Revotar Biopharmaceuticals, Caprotec Bioanalytics and Medical Enzymes AG respectively, where he handled several licensing transactions and financing rounds.

Prof Triebel founded Immutep S.A. in 2001 and served as its Scientific and Medical Director from 2004. He was appointed as Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Officer following the acquisition of Immutep S.A. in December 2014. Prof. Triebel was appointed as a Director on September 13, 2022 and is currently Chief Scientific Officer of the Company. Before starting Immutep S.A., he was Professor in Immunology at Paris University. While working at Institute Gustave Roussy (IGR), a large cancer center in Paris, he discovered the LAG-3 gene in 1990 and continued working on this research program since then, identifying the functions and medical usefulness of this molecule. He headed a research group at IGR while also being involved in the biological follow-up of cancer patients treated in Phase I/II immunotherapy trials. He was Director of an INSERM Unit from 1991 to 1996.

Ms Boyce has been a Non-Executive Director of Immutep since April 11, 2023. Ms Boyce is a senior corporate lawyer with over 30 years of experience including capital raising, strategic collaborations, corporate governance and mergers & acquisitions. She is a partner in Piper Alderman's corporate team since January 2021, and co-chairs the firm's Life Sciences & Healthcare focus group. Prior to Piper Alderman, Lis has held various leadership roles at Dentons and DibbsBarker. Lis' strong focus on Life Sciences is reflected in her appointment as deputy chair of AusBiotech's AusMedtech Advisory Group, and as Chair of AusBiotech's Leadership Committee for NSW. She is member of Risk COmmittee.

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