leadership
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.35
Septerna appoints Keith Gottesdiener, M.D. to board as Class I director and R&D Committee chair
Septerna, Inc.
- Appointment effective Sept 25; board expanded to eight; Gottesdiener serves three-year term until 2028.
- Also appointed to Compensation Committee and as chair of newly constituted R&D Committee effective Sept 26.
- Gottesdiener is independent under Nasdaq/SEC rules; no material transactions or family relationships with officers.
- Compensation per standard non-employee director policy plus $12,000 annual retainer for R&D Committee chair.
- Former CEO of Prime Medicine and Rhythm Pharmaceuticals; 16 years at Merck with over 20 drug approvals.
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