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Richard Burch has served as a director of Virios Therapeutics since 2020. Mr. Burch is the former President of Virios. Prior to joining Virios, Mr. Burch spent 30 years at Pfizer starting as a sales rep and working his way up to Senior Vice President overseeing numerous divisions with more than 6,500 employees. He was accountable for $11.5 billion in revenue and had responsibilities in launching or managing over 20 pharmaceutical products, including blockbuster brands such as Celebrex, Lyrica, Aricept, Zoloft, Rebif, Zithromax, and Lipitor. Following his tenure at Pfizer, Mr. Burch was named Vice President and General Manager for UCB, Inc., overseeing all operations for the US CNS Business Unit including P&L management and responsibility for pipeline and in-line portfolio of CNS products. Mr. Burch currently serves on the University of Alabama Business School Board and is a member of the University of Alabama President’s Cabinet and on the Executive Committee for the DCH Health System Foundation Board. Mr. Burch received a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from the University of Alabama and certification from the Finance and Accounting Department of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business.