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MEI Pharma Appoints Human Resources Executive Anne Frese as Chief People Officer

MEI Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEIP), a late-stage pharmaceutical company focused on advancing new therapies for cancer, today announced that Anne Frese, an experienced industry executive, joined MEI as chief people officer, a role reporting to Daniel P. Gold, chief executive officer. Ms. Frese will be responsible for the strategy and processes related to building and retaining an exceptional team of professionals. Ms. Frese’s appointment is effective immediately.

Ms. Frese joins MEI with over 30 years of human resource experience across a variety of industries, including biotech, consulting, hospitality, and engineering. Most recently, she served as chief human resources officer at Vyripharm Enterprises. Previously, Ms. Frese’s experience includes serving as Vice President of Human Resources at Artiva Therapeutics and Bellicum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. She received a bachelor's degree in Labor Relations and Economics from the McGill University.

“Anne is a highly experienced and skilled leader with a talent for building organizations and high-performance teams,” said Dan Gold, chief executive officer at MEI Pharma. “In her new role, Anne will support the development of our teams, processes, and operations by drawing on her passion for people. On behalf of our leadership team, I welcome Anne and look forward to working with her.”

“I am excited to join MEI and look forward to supporting the continued growth of the organization. MEI’s leadership team is deeply committed to fostering a collaborative culture, in which the team is connected to a mission of making a meaningful impact in patient lives,” said Ms. Frese.

About MEI Pharma

MEI Pharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEIP) is a late-stage pharmaceutical company focused on developing potential new therapies for cancer. MEI Pharma's portfolio of drug candidates contains multiple clinical-stage assets, including zandelisib, currently in ongoing clinical trials which may support marketing approvals with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory authorities globally. Each of MEI Pharma's pipeline candidates leverages a different mechanism of action with the objective of developing therapeutic options that are: (1) differentiated, (2) address unmet medical needs and (3) deliver improved benefit to patients either as standalone treatments or in combination with other therapeutic options. For more information, please visit www.meipharma.com. Follow us on Twitter @MEI_Pharma and on LinkedIn.

Forward-Looking Statements

Under U.S. law, a new drug cannot be marketed until it has been investigated in clinical studies and approved by the FDA as being safe and effective for the intended use. Statements included in this press release that are not historical in nature are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 including, without limitation, statements regarding: the potential, safety, efficacy, and regulatory and clinical progress of zandelisib and our other product candidates, including the anticipated timing for initiation of clinical trials and release of clinical trial data and our expectations surrounding potential regulatory submissions, approvals and timing thereof, our business strategy and plans; and the sufficiency of our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments to fund our operations. You should be aware that our actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements, which are based on management's current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to our failure to successfully commercialize our product candidates; the availability or appropriateness of utilizing the FDA’s accelerated approval pathway for our product candidates; final data from our pre-clinical studies and completed clinical trials may differ materially from reported interim data from ongoing studies and trials; costs and delays in the development and/ or FDA approval, or the failure to obtain such approval, of our product candidates; uncertainties or differences in interpretation in clinical trial results; adverse effects on the Company's business as a result of the restatement of our previously issued financial statements; the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our industry and individual companies, including on our counterparties, the supply chain, the execution of our clinical development programs, our access to financing and the allocation of government resources; our inability to maintain or enter into, and the risks resulting from our dependence upon, collaboration or contractual arrangements necessary for the development, manufacture, commercialization, marketing, sales and distribution of any products; competitive factors; our inability to protect our patents or proprietary rights and obtain necessary rights to third party patents and intellectual property to operate our business; our inability to operate our business without infringing the patents and proprietary rights of others; general economic conditions; the failure of any products to gain market acceptance; our inability to obtain any additional required financing; technological changes; government regulation; changes in industry practice; and one-time events. We do not intend to update any of these factors or to publicly announce the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements.

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