VIKING THERAPEUTICS INC (VKTX)
Sector: Health Care
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Health Care
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for VKTX
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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| VKTX | Director | 63 | [] | [] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
S. Kathryn Rouan, Ph.D. has served as a member of our Board since July 2019. Dr. Rouan is an experienced drug developer and leader with over 30 years of pharmaceutical industry experience. She was appointed Senior Vice President and Head of Projects, Clinical Platforms and Sciences (PCPS) at GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) in May 2016, following a 27-year career in a range of discovery and development roles. The PCPS organization within GSK encompasses the Global Clinical Operations, Statistics and Programming, Clinical Pharmacology, GCP Quality, Third Party Resourcing and Project Management functions and includes approximately 1,800 staff in 20 countries. Dr. Rouan was the Head of Research & Development for Stiefel, a dermatology focused subsidiary of GSK, from 2013 to 2016. Dr. Rouan joined GSK in 1989 with a background in Pharmaceutical Sciences focusing on formulation development of protein pharmaceuticals. In 1993, she moved into Project Leadership and Management becoming Vice President and Head of Metabolism and Pulmonary Project Management in 1999. Dr. Rouan continued to lead projects in a number of therapeutic areas, including cardiovascular, immunoinflammation and gastroenterology therapy areas. In 2007, she led the development, submission and approval of Arzerra (ofatumumab) in refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia in addition to leading its development in other oncology and autoimmune indications. In 2012, Dr. Rouan became Head of Biopharmaceutical Development responsible for the delivery of GSK s portfolio of biopharmaceutical medicines. Currently, Dr. Rouan is serving as a non-executive Board member at Code Biotherapeutics, Inc. She previously served on the board of directors of Navidea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2018 to 2021. Dr. Rouan earned a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Rhode Island, while conducting her research at Pfizer s Immunoinflammation Research group in Groton, Connecticut. She holds a B.Pharm., First Class Honours, from the University of London. We believe that Dr. Rouan s extensive drug development and leadership experience in the pharmaceutical industry provide her with the qualifications and skills to serve as a member on our Board.