Company: PRTA
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001559053-25-000017
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Company: PROTHENA CORP PUBLIC LTD CO
Filing Date: 2025-03-28
Form: DEF 14A
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, Dubilier & Rice, LLC in 2021) of UDG Healthcare plc (a pharmaceutical services company). Mr. Cooke earned his Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Accounting degrees from University College Dublin, Ireland, and is a chartered accountant. He has served on our Board since 2012. Age: 62

The Board concluded that Mr. Cooke should serve as a director given his significant operational, financial, commercial, and management experience in the biotechnology industry, as well as his qualification as a chartered accountant. The Board also considered his Irish residency and experience as a director and an executive officer of other Irish companies traded on U.S. stock exchanges.

William H. Dunn, Jr., M.D. , was the founding director of the Office of Neuroscience, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a position he held since the founding of the office in 2019 through February 2023. He was responsible for the regulatory oversight of all research conducted to support neuroscience drug development, including the regulation and review of investigational new drug applications and marketing applications for drug and biologic products. From 2005 to 2019, he held positions of increasing seniority in the Division of Neurology Products, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, including his role as director of that division. Dr. Dunn is a trained neurologist and vascular neurologist with experience in basic research, clinical research, and clinical care. He earned his B.A. from the University of Virginia and his M.D. from the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. He has served on our Board since 2023. Age: 55

The Board concluded that Dr. Dunn should serve as a director given his significant regulatory experience with the U.S. FDA and experience in the design and implementation of clinical studies in support of drug development. The Board also considered his scientific and medical expertise in the neurodegenerative field, and operational experience in a large organization.

Daniel G. Welch serves as the chair of the boards of Structure Therapeutics Inc. (since January 2022) and Ultragenyx Pharmaceuticals Inc. (since 2015). He previously served as chair of the board of Nuvation Bio Inc. (from 2020 to September 2024), as a director of SeaGen Inc. (from 2007 until its acquisition by Pfizer in 2023), as chair of the board of AveXis Inc (from 2016