Company: ZVRA
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form Type: DEFC14A
Source: 0001193125-25-086293
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Company: ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-04-21
Form: DEFC14A
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 officer of Enzyvant Therapeutics, where he led the company’s cell/tissue-based therapy development for treating a rare immunological disease. He was also the executive vice president and head of research at Retrophin, Inc., where he worked on therapies for multiple disease indications. Dr. Shih previously worked in management consulting

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at McKinsey & Company and L.E.K. Consulting, LLC. Dr. Shih also serves on the board of directors of Oaktree Acquisition Corp. III Life Sciences, a blank check company focused on the healthcare sector, and the private companies, Catamaran Bio, Inc., Imbria Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Tenza bio. Dr. Shih received his medical degree from the University of Alabama School of Medicine and completed his residency training at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Shih received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and his BA from Vanderbilt University. Our Board believes that Dr. Shih’s significant leadership experience in the biotechnology industry and his experience in rare disease qualifies him to serve as a director of our Company.

INFORMATION REGARDING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

As required under the Nasdaq Stock Market (“Nasdaq”) listing standards, a majority of the members of our Board must qualify as “independent,” as affirmatively determined by the Board. Our Board consults with our counsel to ensure that the Board’s determinations are consistent with relevant securities and other laws and regulations regarding the definition of “independent,” including those set forth in pertinent listing standards of Nasdaq, as in effect from time to time.

Consistent with these considerations, after review of all relevant identified transactions or relationships between each director, or any of his or her family members, and the Company, its senior management and its independent registered public accounting firm, the Board has affirmatively determined that the following seven directors are independent directors within the meaning of the applicable Nasdaq listing standards: Mr. Anderson, Mr. Bode, Mr. Calder, Dr. Dixon, Ms. Favorito, Dr. Shih and Mr. Watton.

In making this determination, the Board found that none of these directors had a material or other disqualifying relationship with us. The Board considered the current and prior relationships that each non-employee director has with us and all other facts and circumstances our Board deemed relevant in determining their independence, including the beneficial ownership of our capital stock by each non-employee director