David G. P. Allan

DAVID G. P. ALLAN has been Chief Executive Officer of YM
BioSciences Inc. since April 1998 and Chairman of the board of
directors of the corporation since 1994. In 1992 he founded the
Knowledge-Based Industries Group of a Canadian investment banking
firm, organized as the first in Canada involved in financing,
analyzing and creating strategic alliances for life sciences and
information technology companies, where he was Executive Director
until 1998. Mr. Allan is a former governor of The Toronto Stock
Exchange and a former member of the Canadian Healthcare Licensing
Association and the Awards Selection Committee for the Networks
of Centres of Excellence in Canada.