Board of Directors

Dror Ben-Asher, Chairman

Dror Ben-Asher co-founded RedHill and serves as the Company's CEO and Chairman, bringing extensive managerial and transactional expertise. He was previously with ProSeed Capital, a European corporate finance boutique. Dror is a graduate of the University of Oxford (M.Jur.) and completed his LL.M. studies at Harvard University. At Harvard, Dror was also a Fulbright Scholar focusing on the pharmaceutical industry and markets, an Olin Fellow for Law, Economics and Business, and an Economics Teaching Fellow at Harvard’s Economics Department. Dror received an LL.B. with distinction (First Class Honors) from the University of Leicester.

Eric Swenden, Director

Mr. Swenden had a long and successful career in finance and company management. He held various senior positions in companies including Vandemoortele Food Group and General Bank (Fortis) and Lifeline Scientific (current).

Kenneth Reed, MD, Director

Dr. Reed is an experienced physician and director. He is currently with Kenneth Reed M.D. P.C. (Dermatologist) and Minerva Biotechnologies. Dr. Reed was also a Clinical Investigator for companies including Amgen, Astellas and Centocor (J&J). He is a graduate of Harvard Medical School (residency in dermatology), Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (medical internship), College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (M.D.) and Brown University (B.A.).

Rick D. Scruggs, Director

With more than 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Mr. Scruggs brings extensive knowledge in commercial operations and business development. He most recently served as executive vice president of business development at Salix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Salix”), until its acquisition by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (now Bausch Health Companies Inc.). Mr. Scruggs joined Salix in 2000, after working at Oclassen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. At Salix, Mr. Scruggs helped build the company’s commercial organization, serving in various sales and commercial trade-related positions. He was appointed executive vice president in 2011 and was responsible for all business development activities as well as the worldwide distribution of Salix’s innovative products and intellectual property. Mr. Scruggs also served as chairperson of the board of directors of Oceana Therapeutics, Salix’s European subsidiary.

Shmuel Cabilly, PhD, Director

Mr. Cabilly is a highly regarded scientist and an experienced director. He was previously with several companies including Ethrog Biotech (Co-Founder and Chief Scientist) which was sold to Invitrogen. He graduated from the Hebrew University (Ph.D., Immunology), and was a Post-Doctoral fellow at the City of Hope Research Institute heading a joint City of Hope/Genentech project where he developed a new technology for recombinant antibody production.

Ofer Tsimchi, Director

Mr. Tsimchi has many years of business experience in various executive positions. Mr. Tsimchi is the co-founder and manager of Danbar Group and serves as the Chairman of Polysack (TASE: PLSK). Mr. Tsimchi served as a board member of several companies including, among others, Tefron (TASE:TFRN) and Kapro Industries Ltd. (present). Mr. Tsimchi holds a B.Sc. in Economics and Agriculture from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Dr. Roni Mamluk, PhD, Director

Dr. Mamluk currently serves as the Chairperson of OffRa Health, a healthcare AI company, and as a consultant to the Israeli government for Ag-tech in the Gaza Envelop region. Dr. Mamluk served as a board member at Amryt Pharma plc (previously Nasdaq-listed) between 2021-2023 and as a board member at Chiasma between 2013-2021. From 2017 to 2023, Dr. Mamluk was a co-founder and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ayala Pharmaceuticals, a Nasdaq-listed clinical-stage precision oncology company. From 2006 to 2017, Dr. Mamluk served in various management roles at Chiasma, a biopharmaceutical company, including as Chief Development Officer and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Mamluk received a Ph.D., Summa Cum Laude, from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem, the Department of Animal Sciences.