Innate Pharma appoints Pierre Dodion as Chief Medical Officer and member of the Executive committee

• Marcel Rozencweig becomes President of Innate Pharma Inc., based in the US

Innate Pharma SA (the “Company” - Euronext Paris: FR0010331421 – IPH), the innate immunity company developing first-in-class therapeutic antibodies for cancer and inflammatory diseases, today announces the nomination of Pierre Dodion as Chief Medical Officer (CMO) and member of the Executive committee.

Pierre Dodion is a medical oncologist, with a specialization degree in Oncology from the Free University of Brussels, Belgium and a MBA degree from the Saint Joseph University of Philadelphia, PA. Pierre Dodion is a senior executive with 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry having worked at Pfizer, Novartis and Aventis. He contributed to the development, approval and launch of several drugs, including sunitinib (Sutent®, kidney cancer and GIST) and letrozole (Femara®, breast cancer).

In 2007, Pierre Dodion joined ARIAD Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: ARIA), first as SVP and Chief Medical Officer, then as SVP Corporate Development and Operations. He played a major role in the expansion of ARIAD, notably in Europe. He contributed to two development programs in oncology: ridaforolimus (licensed to Merck) and ponatinib (marketed by ARIAD Pharmaceuticals as Iclusig®).

Pierre Dodion is appointed CMO of Innate Pharma, replacing Marcel Rozencweig who becomes President of Innate Pharma Inc., Innate’s fully-owned US subsidiary. Marcel Rozencweig will represent the Company in its interaction with US stakeholders and remains a member of the Executive Committee of Innate Pharma SA.