CRAIG COLLARD

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HERON THERAPEUTICS, INC. /DE/

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2023-05-01	Craig Collard has served as a director of Heron since February 2023 and as Chief Executive Officer since April 2023.
2024-04-29	Craig Collard has served as a director of Heron since February 2023 and as Chief Executive Officer since April 2023. Mr. Collard most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer of Veloxis Pharmaceutics A/S (now Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Inc., “Veloxis”) before it was acquired by Asahi Kasei Corp, a transplant focused pharmaceutical company with its principal office in Cary, North Carolina, from 2015 to December 2021. Prior to joining Veloxis, Mr. Collard served as the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cornerstone Therapeutics, Inc., a pharmaceutical company (“Cornerstone”), from 2011 until it was acquired by Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. in 2014. Mr. Collard also served as Cornerstone’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, from 2010 to 2011, and as its President, from 2008 to 2011. Mr. Collard served as the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cornerstone BioPharma Inc. (formerly Cornerstone BioPharma Holdings, Ltd.), a pharmaceutical company, and as a member of its board of directors, from 2004 to 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Collard served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Carolina Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company that he founded in 2003. Mr. Collard currently serves on the board of directors of TerrAscend Corp., a North American cannabis operator based in Mississauga, Canada, since December 2018. Mr. Collard previously served as a member of the board of directors of Sierra Oncology, Inc., a San Mateo, California-based late-stage biopharmaceutical company acquired by GlaxoSmithKline plc, from May 2020 to July 2022. He also served as Chairman of Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company in Santa Monica, California developing therapies to treat substance and use disorders and drug overdose since October 2018 until it was acquired by Indivior on March 1, 2023. Mr. Collard holds a B.S. in Engineering from the Southern College of Technology (now Southern Polytechnic State University). Mr. Collard was initially appointed as a director of the Company pursuant to a Cooperation Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2023 (the ‘‘Cooperation Agreement”), by and between the Company, Rubric Capital Management LP and certain of its affiliates and Velan Capital Investment Management LP and certain of its affiliates, regarding changes to the composition of the Board and other related matters. The Board has concluded that Mr. Collard should serve as a director based on his experience in senior management, commercial operations, and as a director with other biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.

Filing Date

Source Excerpt

2023-05-01

Craig Collard has served as a director of Heron since February 2023 and as Chief Executive Officer since April 2023.

2024-04-29

Craig Collard has served as a director of Heron since February 2023 and as Chief Executive Officer since April 2023. Mr. Collard most recently served as the Chief Executive Officer of Veloxis Pharmaceutics A/S (now Veloxis Pharmaceuticals Inc., “Veloxis”) before it was acquired by Asahi Kasei Corp, a transplant focused pharmaceutical company with its principal office in Cary, North Carolina, from 2015 to December 2021. Prior to joining Veloxis, Mr. Collard served as the Chief Executive Officer and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cornerstone Therapeutics, Inc., a pharmaceutical company (“Cornerstone”), from 2011 until it was acquired by Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A. in 2014. Mr. Collard also served as Cornerstone’s Interim Chief Financial Officer, from 2010 to 2011, and as its President, from 2008 to 2011. Mr. Collard served as the Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cornerstone BioPharma Inc. (formerly Cornerstone BioPharma Holdings, Ltd.), a pharmaceutical company, and as a member of its board of directors, from 2004 to 2008. Prior to that, Mr. Collard served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Carolina Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company that he founded in 2003. Mr. Collard currently serves on the board of directors of TerrAscend Corp., a North American cannabis operator based in Mississauga, Canada, since December 2018. Mr. Collard previously served as a member of the board of directors of Sierra Oncology, Inc., a San Mateo, California-based late-stage biopharmaceutical company acquired by GlaxoSmithKline plc, from May 2020 to July 2022. He also served as Chairman of Opiant Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company in Santa Monica, California developing therapies to treat substance and use disorders and drug overdose since October 2018 until it was acquired by Indivior on March 1, 2023. Mr. Collard holds a B.S. in Engineering from the Southern College of Technology (now Southern Polytechnic State University). Mr. Collard was initially appointed as a director of the Company pursuant to a Cooperation Agreement, dated as of February 21, 2023 (the ‘‘Cooperation Agreement”), by and between the Company, Rubric Capital Management LP and certain of its affiliates and Velan Capital Investment Management LP and certain of its affiliates, regarding changes to the composition of the Board and other related matters. The Board has concluded that Mr. Collard should serve as a director based on his experience in senior management, commercial operations, and as a director with other biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2025-12-06