ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS INC (ZVRA)
Sector: Health Care
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Health Care
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Director information for ZVRA
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZVRA | Board Chair; Chair of the Board | 67 | ["More than 35 years of life sciences industry experience","20 years as a chief financial officer","Experience in corporate management, finance and life science","Served as board member and audit committee chair of Artelo Biosciences","Experienced in leading multiple private and public financings and M&A transactions","Certified public accountant","MBA from Georgia State University","BBA from Valdosta State University"] | ["+","Audit"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Tamara A. Favorito has served as a director of our Company since August 2021, and as our Board Chair since May 2023. Ms. Favorito has more than 35 years of life sciences industry experience, including 20 years as a chief financial officer. Since 2021, she has served as a board member and audit committee chair of Artelo Biosciences, Inc., a publicly-traded clinical-development stage company. In 2019, Ms. Favorito served as interim chief financial officer of Immunic, Inc., a publicly-traded clinical-stage drug development company. She also served as chief financial officer of Signal Genetics, Inc. (now Viridian Therapeutics, Inc.), a publicly-traded molecular diagnostics company, from 2014 to 2017, HemaQuest Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a venture-backed clinical-stage drug development company, from 2010 to 2014, and Favrille, Inc. (now MMR Global, Inc.), a publicly-traded clinical-stage drug development company, from 2001 to 2009. Earlier in her career, she spent eight years in public accounting with Deloitte & Touche LLP and PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Her extensive experience includes leading multiple private and public financings, including Favrille s IPO, and M&A transactions, as well as leading the finance, investor relations, human resources, administration and managed care functions. Ms. Favorito served on the board of directors of Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. from 2021 until its merger with TuHura Biosciences, Inc. in 2024, and Beacon Discovery, Inc. from 2018 until their acquisition by Eurofins Scientific in 2021. Education Ms. Favorito is a certified public accountant (inactive). She received an MBA, emphasis in Finance, from Georgia State University, and a BBA, emphasis in Accounting, from Valdosta State University. Experience and Qualifications Our Board believes that Ms. Favorito s deep experience in corporate management, finance and life science as chief financial officer of multiple public companies provides her with the qualifications and skills to serve as a director of our Company.