Codexis, Inc. announced the appointment of H. Stewart Parker to its Board of Directors. Ms. Parker previously served as the Chief Executive Officer, strategic advisor, and a member of the board of directors of the Infectious Disease Research Institute (IDRI), a nonprofit research organization focused on the development of products for the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of neglected diseases. Prior to IDRI, Ms. Parker managed the formation of Targeted Genetics Corporation as a wholly owned subsidiary of Immunex Corporation, and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer and as a Director from its spinout from Immunex Corporation.

She has also served in various capacities at Immunex Corporation, most recently as Vice President, Corporate Development. Since 2014, Ms. Parker has served on the Board of Directors of IMPEL Pharmaceuticals Inc., a publicly traded pharmaceutical company and Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc., a publicly traded genomic therapies company. Ms. Parker also currently serves on the Board of Directors of private gene therapy company StrideBio, Inc. Previously, Ms. Parker served on the board of directors of publicly traded pharmaceutical companies Achieve Life Sciences, Inc., and Armata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly C3J Therapeutics, Inc.), as well as on the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee of BIO, the primary trade organization for the biotechnology industry, and as a Director of Neose Technologies, Inc. Ms. Parker obtained a B.A. in Slavic Language and Literature and an M.B.A. in Finance and International Business from the University of Washington.