Company: PRTA
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001559053-25-000009
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Company: PROTHENA CORP PUBLIC LTD CO
Filing Date: 2025-02-27
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 10
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 earned his BA in American Studies from Yale University and his JD from the University of Virginia School of Law.

Tran B. Nguyen has served as our Chief Strategy Officer since September 2021 and as our Chief Financial Officer since 2013. He served as our Chief Operating Officer from June 2018 to September 2021. He has over 25 years of finance experience in the biotechnology, banking, and private equity industries. Prior to joining Prothena in 2013, Mr. Nguyen was the Chief Financial Officer at Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2010 until its sale in 2013. He was Chief Financial Officer at Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. from 2009 until its sale in 2010. From 2007 to 2009, he was a Vice President in the Healthcare Investment Banking group at Citi Global Markets, Inc., and from 2004 to 2007 he served in various capacities as a healthcare investment banker at Lehman Brothers, Inc. He earned his BA in Economics and Psychology from Claremont McKenna College and his MBA from the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Brandon S. Smith has served as our Chief Operating Officer since September 2021. He served as our Chief Business Officer from March 2020 to September 2021. Prior to joining Prothena in 2020, he was Chief Operating Officer at Iconic Therapeutics, Inc. (a biopharmaceutical company) from 2017 to 2020. From 2012 to 2017, Mr. Smith held senior positions at Impax Laboratories, LLC (a specialty pharmaceutical company), including Senior Vice President, and Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy. Mr. Smith also held several positions of increasing responsibility at Amgen Inc. between 2005 and 2012, including Executive Director, Biosimilars Strategy, Director, Strategy and Corporate Development and Director, Operations Strategy. Mr. Smith was also a Consultant and Project Leader at The Boston Consulting Group between 2002 and 2005. Mr. Smith earned his BS in Chemical Engineering at the University of Michigan and his MBA at The University of Texas at Austin McCombs Graduate School of Business.

Chad J. Swanson, Ph.D., has served as Chief Development Officer since September 2024. He served as SVP, Head of Clinical Development from January 2023 to September 2024. Prior to joining Prothena, he held several positions of