Company: ZVRA
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form Type: PREC14A
Source: 0001193125-25-068746
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Company: ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-31
Form: PREC14A
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 shares that would have been voted for that nominee may instead be voted for the election of a substitute nominee proposed by our Board. Each person nominated for election has agreed to serve if elected. Our management has no reason to believe that any nominee would be unable to serve.

BOARD NOMINEES FOR ELECTION AS A CLASS I DIRECTOR FOR A THREE-YEARTERM EXPIRING AT THE 2028 ANNUAL MEETING

Wendy Dixon, Ph.D.

Wendy Dixon, Ph.D. has served as a director of our Company since April 2023. Dr. Dixon has more than 40 years of biopharmaceutical industry experience in drug development, with leadership roles in regulatory affairs and commercial capabilities.

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#### Dr. Dixon was chief marketing officer and president of global marketing at Bristol Myers Squibb from December 2001 to May 2009. From 1996 to 2001, she served as a senior vice president of marketing at Merck. Earlier in her career, she held executive management positions at West Pharmaceuticals, Osteotech and Centocor, as well as marketing, regulatory affairs, project management and biochemist roles at SmithKline and French (now GlaxoSmithKline). Since leaving Bristol Myers Squibb, Dr. Dixon has served on the boards of directors of numerous biopharmaceutical companies, including Arvinas, Inc. from June 2020 to May 2024, Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc. from April 2022 to April 2024, and Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. from June 2022 to June 2023. Previously, Dr. Dixon served on the boards of directors of Alkermes plc from January 2011 to May 2022, bluebird bio, Inc. from May 2013 to June 2021, Incyte from May 2010 to May 2022, Sesen Bio, Inc. (formerly Eleven Biotherapeutics, Inc.) from October 2014 to February 2020, and Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. from January 2017 to January 2021. She also served on the boards of Ardea Biosciences from 2011 until 2012 when Ardea was acquired by AstraZeneca plc, and Furiex Pharmaceuticals from 2010 until 2014 when Furiex was acquired by Actavis plc. Dr. Dixon holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry and