Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. announced the appointment of Gayle Crowell to its board of directors as an independent director. Ms. Crowell will serve on the both the audit committee and nominating and governance committee. Ms. Crowell has a long-standing track record of leadership and management in the technology industry, with particular experience in operations and organizational development. She spent the past decade as a strategic business advisor for Warburg Pincus, one of the world's leading private equity firms, where she worked closely with leading high growth companies to help drive commercial business strategy, accelerate revenue growth, evaluate market opportunities and build world-class management teams. A veteran board member, having served on over 20 public and private company boards, she is currently also serving on the Boards of Envestnet (ENV) and Hercules Capital (HTGC). In addition, Ms. Crowell serves as a trustee of the prestigious Desert Research Foundation and has served as chairman and on the National Board of Directors for Watermark, a non-profit women's executive organization. A long-time ecologist and educator, she is also the co-founder of Conserving Now, a large community of active environmentalists.