Applied Molecular Transport Inc. announced the appointment of Charlene Banard to its Board of Directors. Ms. Banard is an accomplished biopharmaceutical executive with over 30 years of experience leading global technical operations and quality organizations within the life sciences industry. Ms. Banard will also become a member of the company's Audit Committee.

Ms. Banard is the chief technical officer of Atara Biotherapeutics Inc. Previously, she served as the global head, Technical Operations, Cell & Gene Therapy Platform of Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. Prior to Novartis, Ms. Banard was senior vice president, Global Quality, Technical Operations at Shire Pharmaceuticals Group PLC, until it was acquired by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. She also served in multiple leadership positions at Gilead Sciences Inc., Cell Genesys Inc., and Chiron Corporation earlier in her career.