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Zevra Therapeutics Appoints Biopharma Veteran Wendy Dixon, Ph.D., to Board of Directors
CELEBRATION, Fla., March 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zevra Therapeutics (NasdaqGS: ZVRA) (“Zevra” or the “Company” and formerly KemPharm, Inc.), a rare
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[{"type":"text","content":"CELEBRATION, Fla., March 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zevra Therapeutics (NasdaqGS: ZVRA) (“Zevra” or the “Company” and formerly KemPharm, Inc.), a rare disease therapeutics company, today announced that it has appointed Wendy L. Dixon, Ph.D., to the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”), effective immediately following the conclusion of the 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (“2023 Annual Meeting”), to fill the vacancy resulting from Dr. Travis Mickle’s resignation from the Board effective as of the day of the 2023 Annual Meeting to be held on April 25, 2023. Dr. Dixon is a seasoned biopharma executive with more than 40 years in senior leadership roles, including serving as Chief Marketing Officer and President of Global Marketing at Bristol Myers Squibb. Dr. Dixon also held senior roles at Merck, West Pharmaceuticals, Osteotech, Centocor and GlaxoSmithKline. She brings to the Zevra Board significant experience as a public company director, having served as a Board Chair and a member of Nominating and Governance, Compensation and Audit committees, as well as special committees for Commercial Planning and R&D strategy. Matthew R. Plooster, Chairman of the Zevra Board, said, “Wendy Dixon’s appointment demonstrates Zevra’s ongoing commitment to strong corporate governance, deep industry experience and diverse, independent thought. We began a search for new directors in 2022 as part of our strategic shift toward rare diseases, and since then have added two highly qualified directors in Chris Posner and Wendy Dixon. We believe that Wendy’s experience launching and growing more than 20 major pharmaceutical products, including successful global brands, is an important addition to the Board as Zevra advances its late-stage clinical pipeline. As we continue our efforts to bring much-needed therapies to patients with rare diseases, we are confident the entire Board and management team will benefit from her experience and insights.\" Dr. Dixon said, “Zevra has a promising portfolio and has made significant progress to advance much-needed solutions for patients with rare diseases and their families. I am excited to leverage my experience and to work collaboratively with my fellow Board members as we support management in guiding Zevra on its transformational path to change lives and create value for shareholders.” As announced earlie...