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William J. Rieflin

Chair at Lycia Therapeutics

Mr. Rieflin became chair of Lycia’s Board of Directors in December 2020. He is currently Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors of NGM (NASDAQ: NGM), after having served as Chief Executive Officer of the company and a member of its Board from September 2010 to September 2018. Prior to joining NGM, he was President of XenoPort, Inc. (NASDAQ: XNPT), which was acquired by Arbor Pharmaceuticals in 2016, and Executive Vice President, Administration, Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel and Secretary for Tularik Inc. (NASDAQ: TLRK), which was acquired by Amgen Inc. in 2004. Previously, he was Vice President, Human Resources, General Counsel and Secretary for AMSCO International, Inc. (NYSE: ASZ). He was also an associate at Sidley & Austin in the corporate and securities department. In addition to Lycia and NGM, he is currently on the Board of Directors of Kallyope, Inc., Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: LYEL) and RAPT Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: RAPT). Mr. Rieflin earned his B.S. from Cornell University, his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and his J.D. from Stanford Law School.

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