Karimah Sabar Biography and Net Worth

Ms. Es Sabar joined the Company’s Board in July 2021 and is currently the Chairman of the Company’s Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee. She is a corporate director and strategic advisor for private and not for profit organizations. From 2016-2025 she has been the CEO and General Partner at Quark Venture LP, a venture capital investment firm, leading their global health sciences enterprise. Prior to Quark Venture, Ms. Es Sabar was President and CEO at the Centre for Drug Research and Development (CDRD), Canada’s national drug development and commercialization center, responsible for developing and executing on the overall strategic direction. Ms. Es Sabar has held senior management positions with multinational pharmaceutical companies, most notably as Director International Division, and later Global Head Marketing and Business Development at Sanofi Pasteur based in Toronto. She holds degrees in Neurochemistry from the Institute of Psychiatry, University of London, in Biochemistry and Chemistry from the University of Salford Manchester, and an Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership from the MIT Sloan School of Management. Ms. Es Sabar is also the Chair of the Health Biosciences Economic Strategy Table (Government of Canada) and she serves on the board of directors of several biosciences companies. She is a Member of the Order of British Columbia, and recipient of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award and Canada’s Gold Award for Business Excellence amongst others.