Company: TVRD
Filing Date: 2025-01-27
Form Type: S-4/A
Source: 0001104659-25-006050
Chunk: 604

Company: Tvardi Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-01-27
Form: S-4/A
Chunk 604
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 banking and oil & gas investment from February 1999 to present. Mr. Hall also co-founded BioMatrix Partners, an investment partnership focused on public and private biotechnology companies, where he has served as Limited Partner from October 2013 to present. From February 2011 to February 2017, Mr. Hall served on the University of Texas System Board of Regents. Mr. Hall also serves as a director at Vooks, Inc., a private company. Mr. Hall received a B.A. in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin. We believe Mr. Wallace is qualified to serve on the combined company board of directors because of his business expertise and experience serving as an investment partner to both public and private biotechnology companies.

Shaheen Wirk, M.D.has served as a member of Tvardi’s board of directors since March 2024 and as a special advisor to management and the board since January 2021. Dr. Wirk is the founder of Palkon Capital Management, a health-care dedicated investment firm, where he has served as the Chief Investment Officer since August 2013. From May 2001 to 2012, Dr. Wirk served as a Healthcare Analyst at Bridger Capital LLC. Dr. Wirk received his M.D., M.B.A., and B.S. in Biology from Duke University. We believe Dr. Wirk is qualified to serve on the combined company board of directors due to his educational background and extensive experience in the life science industry as an analyst and investor.

Michael S. Wyzgahas been a member of Tvardi’s board of directors since March 2021. Since November 2013, Mr. Wyzga has served as the President of MSW Consulting Inc., a strategic consulting group focused in the life sciences area. From December 2011 until November 2013, Mr. Wyzga served as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Radius Health, Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company. Prior to that, Mr. Wyzga served in various senior management positions at Genzyme Corporation, a publicly traded global biotechnology company. Mr. Wyzga joined Genzyme in February 1998 and most recently served as Executive Vice President, Finance from May 2003 until November 2011 and as Chief Financial Officer from July 1999 until November 2011.Mr. Wyzga is also the Chairman of the board of directors of X4 Pharmaceuticals,