ATEA PHARMACEUTICALS INC (AVIR)
Sector: Health Care
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Sector: Health Care
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Director information for AVIR
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| AVIR | Independent Director | 74 | ["Mr. Kirsch brings decades of experience in life science and healthcare finance, particularly M&A advisory and capital raising.","Leadership roles in investment banking overseeing significant strategic transactions and numerous public and private financings.","Current senior advisory role at Alvarez and Marsal.","Public company directorship experience.","Assisting in the buildout of the life science practice at Alvarez and Marsal.","Managing Director/Senior Advisor at GCA Savvian focused on healthcare investment banking activities.","Managing Director at Vector Securities overseeing public and private healthcare financings.","CEO of NatWest Markets managing global securities business."] | ["Audit","Compensation","Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
Companies shown below are based on exact name match for the selected Director
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| LQDA | Chairperson of our Audit Committee | 74 | ["consultant","managing director and senior advisor for GCA Global, LLC","executive vice president, head of research at Vector Securities, LLC","president of Natwest Securities Limited","executive vice president, head of equity division at Drexel Burnham Lambert, Inc.","Bachelor of Science from the University of Rhode Island","Master of Business Administration from Baruch College","business and financial expertise","experience serving on the boards of directors of several public pharmaceutical and life sciences companies"] | ["Audit Committee","Compensation Committee","Litigation Committee"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Arthur Kirsch Independent Director Age: 74 Director Since: 2025 Class: I Committee Memberships Audit Nominating and Corporate Governance Education University of Rhode Island, BA Bernard M. Baruch College, MBA Qualifications and Expertise Provided to Our Board Mr. Kirsch brings decades of experience in life science and healthcare finance, particularly M&A advisory and capital raising, demonstrated through his leadership roles in investment banking where he oversaw the execution of significant strategic transactions and numerous public and private financings. Mr. Kirsch s strong transactional background is complemented by his current senior advisory role at Alvarez and Marsal, and his public company directorship experience. His comprehensive skillset equips the Board with valuable perspectives on strategic planning, financing, capital allocation and corporate governance. Professional Experience Senior Advisor at Alvarez and Marsal , tasked with assisting in the buildout of the life science practice within the global consulting firm (2019-present) Managing Director/Senior Advisor at GCA Savvian , responsible for healthcare investment banking activities with primary focus on M&A and equity capital markets (2005-2018) Managing Director at Vector Securities / Prudential Vector Healthcare , where he oversaw the completion of 73 public and private healthcare financings between 1999-2000 and was a Director of Healthcare research covering over 200 companies (1994-2005) CEO of NatWest Markets , where he managed the global securities business and established NatWest Markets in the U.S. as a leading foreign owned full service investment bank (1990-1993) Other Public Company Directorships (past five years): Liquidia Technologies, Inc. (Ticker: LQDA), 2016-present Kadmon Holdings, Inc. (Ticker: KFMN), 2019-2021 Evommune, Inc. (Ticker: EVMN), 2025-present Core Skills Life Sciences / Healthcare Industry Business Development / Strategic Partnerships Finance & Audit M&A / Strategic Investments Senior Executive Role Corporate Governance