Company: LENZ
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001815776-25-000019
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Company: LENZ Therapeutics, Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-03-19
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 9B
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 at Harvard’s Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.

Daniel Chevallard has served as our Chief Financial Officer since March 2024. From July 2019 to March 2024, Mr. Chevallard served as Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary of Viracta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRX), a 

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biotechnology company, and served as its Chief Operating Officer from March 2021 to March 2024. Previously, Mr. Chevallard served as the Chief Financial Officer and principal financial officer at Regulus Therapeutics (NASDAQ: RGLS) from May 2017 to July 2019. Mr. Chevallard joined Regulus Therapeutics in December 2012 as Vice President, Accounting and Financial Reporting and served as Vice President, Finance from May 2013 to April 2017. Prior to joining Regulus Therapeutics, Mr. Chevallard held various senior roles in corporate finance, accounting and financial reporting including Controller and Senior Director, Finance of Prometheus Laboratories Inc. (acquired by Nestlé Health Science in July 2011). Prior to joining Prometheus, Mr. Chevallard spent approximately five years in public accounting at Ernst & Young, LLP in their assurance services practice. Mr. Chevallard received his Bachelor of Accountancy from the University of San Diego and is a Certified Public Accountant (inactive) in the state of California.

Family Relationships

There are no family relationships among any of our directors or executive officers.

Composition of the Board of Directors

Our business and affairs are organized under the direction of the board of directors. Our board of directors currently consists of seven (7) members. Mr. George serves as Chair of our board of directors. The primary responsibilities of the board of directors are to provide oversight, strategic guidance, counseling and direction to our management. The board of directors meet on a regular basis and additionally as required.

In accordance with the terms of our Certificate of Incorporation and our Bylaws, our board of directors is divided into three staggered classes of directors, Class I, Class II and Class III, with members of each class serving staggered three-year terms. Our board of directors is divided into the following classes:

•Class I, which consists of Frederic Guerard and James McCollum, whose terms expire at our annual meeting of stockholders in 2025;

•Class II, which consists of Jeff George, Shelley Thunen, and E