PER WOLD-OLSEN

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AMARIN CORP PLC\UK

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2022-05-24	Per Wold-Olsen joined Amarin as a non-executive director in January 2022 and was appointed Chairman of our board of directors in May 2022. Mr. Wold-Olsen is currently the chairman of the boards of directors of GN Store Nord A/S and Oncopeptides AB, and chair of the advisory committee of Novo Holdings, where he previously served as a member of its board of directors. Mr. Wold-Olsen also previously served as chairman of the boards of directors of Lundbeck A/S and the Medicines for Malaria Ventures, and as a member of the board of directors of Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD). Mr. Wold-Olsen’s experience includes a 30-year tenure at Merck & Co., Inc., where he served as President of the Human Health Intercontinental Division from 2005 to 2006, and prior to that, as President of Human Health Europe, Middle East/Africa and Worldwide Human Health Marketing from 1997 to 2005. Mr. Wold-Olsen is a former chair of the Europe Committee of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, and previously served as a member of the board of directors of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations. Mr. Wold-Olsen has dual MBAs in Management/Marketing from the University of Wisconsin and in Economics/Administration from the Norwegian School of Management. The Board believes Mr. Wold-Olsen has the appropriate skills to serve as a member of our Board based on his significant leadership and international business experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

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2022-05-24

Per Wold-Olsen joined Amarin as a non-executive director in January 2022 and was appointed Chairman of our board of directors in May 2022. Mr. Wold-Olsen is currently the chairman of the boards of directors of GN Store Nord A/S and Oncopeptides AB, and chair of the advisory committee of Novo Holdings, where he previously served as a member of its board of directors. Mr. Wold-Olsen also previously served as chairman of the boards of directors of Lundbeck A/S and the Medicines for Malaria Ventures, and as a member of the board of directors of Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD). Mr. Wold-Olsen’s experience includes a 30-year tenure at Merck & Co., Inc., where he served as President of the Human Health Intercontinental Division from 2005 to 2006, and prior to that, as President of Human Health Europe, Middle East/Africa and Worldwide Human Health Marketing from 1997 to 2005. Mr. Wold-Olsen is a former chair of the Europe Committee of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, and previously served as a member of the board of directors of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations. Mr. Wold-Olsen has dual MBAs in Management/Marketing from the University of Wisconsin and in Economics/Administration from the Norwegian School of Management. The Board believes Mr. Wold-Olsen has the appropriate skills to serve as a member of our Board based on his significant leadership and international business experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

GILEAD SCIENCES, INC.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2017-03-27	Per Wold-Olsen, age 69, joined our Board in 2010, after serving as the Chair of Gilead’s Health Policy Advisory Board since 2007. From 2005 to 2006, he served as President of the Human Health Intercontinental Division of Merck & Co., Inc., a global pharmaceutical company. From 1997 until 2005, he served as President of Human Health Europe, Middle East/Africa and Worldwide Human Health Marketing for Merck. Mr. Wold-Olsen is currently Chairman of the Board of GN Store Nord A/S. He also serves as a director of Novo A/S. Mr. Wold-Olsen is Chair of the Board of the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), a non-profit initiative dedicated to the discovery, development and delivery of new medicines for the treatment of malaria. Compensation Committee Member, Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Member, Scientific Committee Member. 2016 Director Compensation: $434,915.
2018-03-26	Mr. Wold-Olsen joined our Board in 2010, after serving as the Chair of Gilead’s Health Policy Advisory Board since 2007. From 2005 to 2006, he served as President of the Human Health Intercontinental Division of Merck & Co., Inc., a global pharmaceutical company. From 1997 until 2005, he served as President of Human Health Europe, Middle East/Africa and Worldwide Human Health Marketing for Merck. Mr. Wold-Olsen is currently Chairman of the Board of GN Store Nord A/S. He also serves as a director of Novo A/S. Mr. Wold-Olsen is Chair of the Board of the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), a non-profit initiative dedicated to the discovery, development and delivery of new medicines for the treatment of malaria. Relevant Experience, Qualifications and Skills: Significant leadership and international business experience. Breadth of knowledge about Gilead’s business as a result of service as Chair of Gilead’s Health Policy Advisory Board from 2007 to 2009.
2019-03-25	Per Wold-Olsen, 71, Retired President, Human Health Intercontinental Division, Merck & Co., Inc., Independent, Director Since: 2010, Committees: Compensation (Chair), Nominating and Corporate Governance, Scientific, 2018 Director Compensation: $449,962
2020-03-24	Per Wold-Olsen Mr. Wold-Olsen has served as the Chair of Gilead’s Health Policy Advisory Board since 2007. From 2005 to 2006, he served as President of the Human Health Intercontinental Division of Merck & Co., Inc., a global pharmaceutical company. From 1997 until 2005, he served as President of Human Health Europe, Middle East/Africa and Worldwide Human Health Marketing for Merck. Mr. Wold-Olsen is currently Chairman of the Board of GN Store Nord A/S and Oncopeptides AB. In addition, he is the Chairman of the Board of the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), a non-profit initiative dedicated to the discovery, development and delivery of new medicines for the treatment of malaria.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-02-03