Company: VRCA
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001193125-25-087838
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Company: Verrica Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-22
Form: DEF 14A
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0. Dr. Eichenfield has been the chief of pediatric and adolescent dermatology at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego since 1991, as well as vice chair of the Department of Dermatology and a professor of dermatology and pediatrics at UC San Diego School of Medicine since 2009. He served as President of the Society for Pediatric Dermatology in 2002-3, on the board of the American Academy of Dermatology from 2005 to 2009, and served as chair for the 69th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology. He is a co-Founder and former Chair of the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance (PeDRA), a collaborative research network, and a founding board member and past-president of the American Acne and Rosacea Society. He served as Editor-in-Chief of Pediatric Dermatology for 12 years and serves on the editorial boards of multiple journals and periodicals. Dr. Eichenfield served on the board of directors of Forte Biosciences, Inc. from June 2020 to September 2024. Dr. Eichenfield earned his medical degree from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, was a pediatric resident and chief resident at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and completed dermatology training at the hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He is board certified in pediatrics, dermatology and pediatric dermatology. He has been honored as a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society during medical school, and as a recipient of multiple clinical excellence and teaching awards from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, UC San Diego Pediatrics, UC San Diego Dermatology and Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego. Our Board of Directors believes that Dr. Eichenfield should serve as a director based upon his extensive experience in the dermatology industry.

Class III Directors Continuing in Office Until the 2027 Annual Meeting

Mark Prygocki, age 59

Mark Prygocki has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2018. From 2017 until December 2019, he served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of Illustris Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held bio-development company. Prior to joining Illustris, Mr. Prygocki worked at Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company, for more than 20 years and served as President from 2010 to 2012. Prior to that, Mr. Prygocki held several senior-level positions