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Kyverna appoints Andrew Miller and Sravan Emany to Board; Spiegelman resigns
Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc.
- Andrew Miller (Karuna founder) appointed Class III director; granted option valued at $262k and RSUs valued at $87.5k.
- Sravan Emany (Beam CFO) appointed Class I director and Audit Committee Chair; receives same initial equity awards.
- Daniel Spiegelman resigned Feb 24, no disagreement with company operations, policies or practices.
- Miller brings drug development experience from Karuna's $14B BMS acquisition; Emany adds capital markets and rare disease expertise.
- Both directors receive cash comp: $40k board retainer plus committee fees; equity vests over 3 years with full acceleration on change of control.