DAVID A. FORD

Mr. Ford has served as our Chief People Officer since March 2024. He brings over 25 years of experience in a variety of human resources roles across the United States, Europe, Latin America and New Zealand. Prior to joining Prothena, Mr. Ford was the Chief Human Resources Officer at Intercept Pharmaceuticals from May 2017 through December 2023. He spent nearly 15 years at Sanofi, where he most recently served as Vice President Human Resources for the Sanofi Genzyme global business unit from January 2016 to May 2017. Prior to that role, from November 2011 through December 2015, Mr. Ford served as Vice President Human Resources for the Sanofi North American businesses. Mr. Ford joined the pharmaceutical industry in 2002 as the HR Director - United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland for Sanofi-Synthelabo. Mr. Ford earned his master’s degree in business administration from INSEAD, Fontainebleau (France).