Biohaven Broadens Senior Leadership Team With Veteran Pharma Commercial Experience

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd. (NYSE: BHVN), today announced the appointment of William "BJ" Jones as Chief Commercial Officer, Migraine and Common Diseases. Mr. Jones will have oversight of the commercial development of the company's calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist platform portfolio and glutamate portfolio in Alzheimer's Disease (AD), obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). Mr. Jones will report directly to Vlad Coric M.D., Chief Executive Officer.

Mr. Jones is a seasoned pharmaceutical executive with two decades of commercial and neuroscience expertise in large pharmaceutical companies and small biotech firms. His commercial experience includes mass market product launches for notable brands like Excedrin Migraine®, Farxiga®, Pradaxa®, BiDil®, and Abilify®. He joins Biohaven from Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he served as Vice President, Sales and Commercial Operations. In the ten years prior to joining Takeda, he held leadership roles in marketing, operations and business development at AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Boehringer-Ingelheim and NitroMed.  He has led large diverse teams and has significant neuroscience (schizophrenia, bipolar, depression) and migraine experience in large primary care markets.

Mr. Jones is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy and attained the rank of Major through his active duty to reserve service. He has a Master of Business Administration from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University.

Vlad Coric, M.D., CEO of Biohaven, stated, "We are enthusiastic to announce the addition of BJ to our senior leadership team and fortunate to have a leader with his deep commercial experience at Biohaven. We continue to expand our commercial talent and expertise as we rapidly progress the late stage drug candidates in our portfolio towards potential regulatory approval. BJ's appointment supports our evolution as a company, allowing us to establish two separate, strong commercial teams dedicated to harnessing the distinct market opportunities for the CGRP and Glutamate/myeloperoxidase inhibition (MPO) platform candidates."

Mr. Jones commented, "I am excited to join Biohaven at this important time as we look to advance a novel therapy to patients for the acute treatment of migraine. The prevalence of migraine is high, affecting roughly 1 out of every 7 Americans with healthcare and lost productivity costs estimated to be $36 billion annually. Migraine is the third most common disease in the world, disproportionately impacting women 3:1. Rimegepant Zydis®, with its proprietary technology, has the potential to be a best-in-class CGRP receptor antagonist with its rapid and durable treatment effect."

Also joining Biohaven to help build out the Company's market access and payer relationships is Mr. Paul Sbrilli, BPharm. Paul will serve as Vice-President of Market Access, Reimbursement and Payer Relations at Biohaven Pharmaceuticals. He joins Biohaven from Biogen where he was Senior Director of Market Access & Reimbursement. Prior to Biogen, Paul held leadership positions in managed markets and sales at Bausch and Lomb, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Wyeth and Lederle Laboratories.

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