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Athira Pharma board chair Tadataka Yamada dies; Kelly Romano named new chair
LeonaBio, Inc.
- Dr. Tadataka Yamada, Chair of Board since Jan 2020, died unexpectedly on Aug 4, 2021.
- Board appointed Kelly A. Romano as new Chair and Barbara Kosacz as Chair of Compensation and Nominating Committees.
- Romano brings 30+ years of executive experience, previously president at UTC Building & Industrial Systems.
- Yamada was a venture partner at Frazier Healthcare, co-founder of several biotechs, and former exec at Takeda and Gates Foundation.