Company: DNLI
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001714899-25-000087
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Company: Denali Therapeutics Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-04-17
Form: DEF 14A
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 of North American Commercial Operations at Ultragenyx from July 2017 to June 2019. Mr. Harris’s prior business experience includes six years at Crescendo Bioscience, a molecular diagnostic company, most recently as Vice President of Commercial. Earlier in his career, Mr. Harris served as Vice President of Marketing at Intermune, Inc. and also held positions in the commercial organizations at Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Genentech, Inc., and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. At the start of his professional career, Mr. Harris served as a Lieutenant Commander in Naval Aviation and Congressional Fellow for the United States Navy. Mr. Harris currently serves on the board of directors of public company Inozyme Pharma, Inc. Mr. Harris received his Master of Business Administration at the Wharton School of Business, and Bachelor of Science at the United States Naval Academy.

Mr. Harris will be departing from the board of directors following the Annual Meeting, and the company thanks him for his service, guidance, and significant contributions as a director.

#### Director Independence
Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market ("Nasdaq"). Under the Nasdaq rules, independent directors must comprise a majority of a listed company’s board of directors within a specified period after the completion of its initial public offering. In addition, the Nasdaq rules require that, subject to specified exceptions, each member of a listed company’s audit, compensation, and nominating and governance committees be independent. Audit committee members and compensation committee members must also satisfy the independence criteria set forth in Rule 10A-3 and Rule 10C-1, respectively, under the Exchange Act. Under the Nasdaq rules, a director will only qualify as an “independent director” if, in the opinion of that company’s board of directors, that person does not have a relationship that would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.

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To be considered independent for purposes of Rule 10A-3 and under the Nasdaq rules, a member of an audit committee of a listed company may not, other than in his or her capacity as a member of our audit committee, our board of directors, or any other board committee: (1) accept, directly or indirectly, any consulting, advisory, or other compensatory fee from the listed company or any of its subsidiaries; or (2) be an affiliated person of the listed company or any of its subsidiaries.

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