Race Announces Key Senior Clinical Team Appointments
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Race Announces Key Senior Clinical Team Appointments
● Dr Jose Iglesias, a pharmaceutical industry veteran with more than 30 years of
experience and expertise in oncology clinical trials appointed Chief Medical Officer
● Dr Simon Fisher appointed Vice President of Clinical, leveraging over 25 years of
industry experience, including leadership roles at major pharmaceutical companies
5 May 2025 – Race Oncology Limited (‘Race’) is pleased to announce the appointments of Dr Jose Iglesias,
who succeeds Dr Michelle Rashford as Chief Medical Officer (CMO), and Dr Simon Fisher to the newly
created role of Vice President of Clinical. Both appointments are effective immediately.
Dr Jose Iglesias is an internationally recognised pharmaceutical executive with a distinguished career
spanning both major and emerging pharmaceutical companies. His appointment marks a significant
addition to Race’s clinical leadership team.
Dr Iglesias held key leadership roles at Abraxis BioScience, including Vice President of Global Clinical
Development and Chief Medical Officer, where he oversaw the global development of the reformulated
chemotherapeutic agent, Abraxane® (paclitaxel) and other pipeline assets. He later served as Vice
President of Clinical Development at Celgene, successfully leading several Phase 3 clinical programs for
Abraxane® in pancreatic, lung, and metastatic breast cancers.
Dr Iglesias has also held senior medical leadership roles at Amgen, Bionomics, Biothera Pharmaceuticals,
Apobiologix, and Eli Lilly, including as Head of Clinical Studies at Eli Lilly Australia. His has extensive
experience interacting with global regulatory authorities, reimbursement agencies, oncology cooperative
groups, and patient advocacy organisations. He serves as an independent oncology consultant,
specialising in solid tumour oncology, immuno-oncology, and translational medicine, with a focus on early
to mid-phase clinical development.
A widely published expert in oncology, Dr. Iglesias’s work has garnered over 12,000 citations.
Commenting on his appointment, Dr Jose Iglesias said: “I’m honoured to join Race Oncology at a critical
juncture in the company's clinical development efforts. Race’s commitment to advancing innovative
oncology therapies aligns closely with my commitment to improving outcomes for cancer patients. I look
forward to contributing my experience in early-phase and translational oncology development to help
accelerate the progression of RC220 and bring this novel therapy to patients."
Dr Simon Fisher is a physician and accomplished pharmaceutical executive leader with a wealth of
experience across global medical affairs, clinical development, regulatory strategy, and executive
management. With an extensive background in both clinical medicine and business leadership, Dr Fisher
has driven the development and successful commercialisation of innovative therapies and medical
technologies in multiple therapeutic areas, including oncology, immunology, cardiology and respiratory
medicine.
Over the course of his career, he has held medical leadership roles in major pharmaceutical companies
including Novartis, AstraZeneca, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Notably, he has led and contributed to the
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development and launch of more than 25 new medicines and medical devices globally, helping to
transform healthcare delivery and improve patient outcomes.
In his most recent role, Dr Fisher served as the Senior Medical Director at Johnson & Johnson in
Australia/New Zealand, where he led MedTech medical affairs and clinical trials and was instrumental in
driving new medical technology strategies. Prior to that, he was Chief Scientific Officer and Medical
Director at Novartis Australia/New Zealand, where he successfully launched more than 15 new medicines
and indications and drove significant growth for the company.
As Vice President of Clinical at Race Oncology Limited, Dr Fisher will play a critical role in advancing the
company's oncology drug RC220, focusing on its clinical development and driving strategic clinical
partnerships.
Commenting on his appointment, Dr Simon Fisher said: “Stepping into this role at Race presents an
opportunity to contribute to the advancement of an important, emerging area of oncology. This program
has the potential to address a significant gap in patient care and deliver meaningful benefits to patients
facing chemotherapeutic intervention. I’m pleased to be joining such a talented and innovative team,
united by a clear commitment to transforming patient outcomes.”
Race Chief Executive Officer, Dr Daniel Tillett said: “We are very pleased to welcome Dr Jose Iglesias and
Dr Simon Fisher to Race Oncology as we continue building momentum with our RC220 clinical programs
and commercial strategy. Dr Iglesias brings a wealth of global oncology experience and strategic insight
that will be instrumental as we advance our clinical programs. Dr Fisher’s appointment further strengthens
our day-to-day leadership team, ensuring we have the depth and expertise to execute our ambitious
development plans.
I sincerely thank Dr Michelle Rashford for her valuable contributions as Chief Medical Officer during her
time with Race. Her leadership and strategic guidance have been important in shaping our clinical
direction, and we are deeply grateful for her dedication and contribution. I wish her well in her future
endeavours.”
Dr Iglesias, based in Canada, will serve in a consulting capacity, while Dr Fisher, based in Sydney, will be a
full-time Race employee.
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About Race Oncology (ASX: RAC)
Race Oncology (ASX: RAC) is an ASX-listed clinical stage biopharmaceutical company with a dedicated
mission to be at the heart of cancer care.
Race’s lead asset, bisantrene, is a small molecule anticancer drug. Bisantrene has a rich and unique clinical
history with demonstrated therapeutic benefits in both adult and paediatric patients, a well characterised
safety profile, and compelling clinical data demonstrating an anticancer effect with less cardiotoxicity
compared to anthracyclines such as doxorubicin.
Race is advancing a reformulated bisantrene (RC220) to address the high unmet needs of patients across
multiple oncology indications, with a clinical focus on anthracycline combinations, where we hope to
deliver cardioprotection and enhanced anticancer activity in solid tumours. Race is also exploring RC220
as a low-intensity treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia.
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Race is investigating the effect of bisantrene on the m6A RNA pathway, following independent research
published by the City of Hope identifying bisantrene as a potent inhibitor of FTO (Fat mass and obesityassociated protein). Dysregulation of the m6A RNA pathway has been described in numerous peer
reviewed studies as a driver of a diverse range of cancers.
Race Oncology has collaborated with Astex, City of Hope, MD Anderson, Sheba City of Health, UNC School
of Medicine, University of Wollongong and University of Newcastle, and is actively exploring partnerships,
licence agreements or a commercial merger and acquisition to accelerate access to bisantrene for patients
with cancer across the world.
Learn more at www.raceoncology.com.
If you have any questions on this announcement or any past Race Oncology announcements, please go to
the Interactive Announcements page in our Investor Hub https://announcements.raceoncology.com
Race encourages all investors to go paperless by registering their details with the Company’s share registry,
Automic Registry Services, at www.automicgroup.com.au.
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Media contact:
Daniel Tillett, CEO
info@raceoncology.com
Jane Lowe +61 411 117 774
jane.lowe@irdepartment.com.au
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