LOTA ZOTH - Corporate Board Profile

INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2019-03-25	Lota Zoth joined our Board in January 2019 and qualifies to serve on our Board as a result of her years of experience in senior financial roles in a variety of commercial-stage companies over a 30-year career. Since 2008, she has served on the board of directors of several publicly held biopharmaceutical companies and currently serves on the boards of directors of Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (which filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on March 12, 2018), Circassia Pharmaceuticals, PLC, NewLink Genetics Corporation, Spark Therapeutics, Inc. and Zymeworks Inc. She also served on the boards of directors of the public companies Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc. from 2008 to May 2015 and Ikaria, Inc. from 2008 to 2014. Prior to her board service, she served in senior financial roles in a variety of commercial-stage companies, including serving as MedImmune Inc.’s corporate controller from 2002 to 2004 and its chief financial officer from 2004 until its acquisition by AstraZeneca in 2007. Prior to joining MedImmune in 2002, Ms. Zoth served in financial executive roles at PSINet Inc., Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc., Marriott International and PepsiCo, Inc. Ms. Zoth also served as an auditor at Ernst & Young, LLP and is a Certified Public Accountant. Ms. Zoth holds a B.B.A. in accounting from Texas Tech University. Ms. Zoth was granted options to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock exercisable at $4.28 per share in accordance with our non-employee director compensation policy upon joining the Board in January 2019. The members of the Audit Committee currently are Simon X. Benito (Chair), Morton Collins and Lota Zoth. The members of the Compensation Committee currently are Wendy Yarno (Chair), Angel Cabrera and Lota Zoth. The members of the Finance Committee are currently Simon X. Benito (Chair), Joseph Kim, Lota Zoth and Morton Collins. Ms. Zoth joined our Board in January 2019 and qualifies to serve on our Board as a result of her years of experience in senior financial roles in a variety of commercial-stage companies over a 30-year career. Since 2008, she has served on the board of directors of several publicly held biopharmaceutical companies and currently serves on the boards of directors of Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (which filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on March 12, 2018), Circassia Pharmaceuticals, PLC, NewLink Genetics Corporation, Spark Therapeutics, Inc. and Zymeworks Inc. She also served on the boards of directors of the public companies Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc. from 2008 to May 2015 and Ikaria, Inc. from 2008 to 2014. Prior to her board service, she served in senior financial roles in a variety of commercial-stage companies, including serving as MedImmune Inc.’s corporate controller from 2002 to 2004 and its chief financial officer from 2004 until its acquisition by AstraZeneca in 2007. Prior to joining MedImmune in 2002, Ms. Zoth served in financial executive roles at PSINet Inc., Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc., Marriott International and PepsiCo, Inc. Ms. Zoth also served as an auditor at Ernst & Young, LLP and is a Certified Public Accountant. Ms. Zoth holds a B.B.A. in accounting from Texas Tech University.

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2019-03-25

Lota Zoth joined our Board in January 2019 and qualifies to serve on our Board as a result of her years of experience in senior financial roles in a variety of commercial-stage companies over a 30-year career. Since 2008, she has served on the board of directors of several publicly held biopharmaceutical companies and currently serves on the boards of directors of Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (which filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on March 12, 2018), Circassia Pharmaceuticals, PLC, NewLink Genetics Corporation, Spark Therapeutics, Inc. and Zymeworks Inc. She also served on the boards of directors of the public companies Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc. from 2008 to May 2015 and Ikaria, Inc. from 2008 to 2014. Prior to her board service, she served in senior financial roles in a variety of commercial-stage companies, including serving as MedImmune Inc.’s corporate controller from 2002 to 2004 and its chief financial officer from 2004 until its acquisition by AstraZeneca in 2007. Prior to joining MedImmune in 2002, Ms. Zoth served in financial executive roles at PSINet Inc., Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc., Marriott International and PepsiCo, Inc. Ms. Zoth also served as an auditor at Ernst & Young, LLP and is a Certified Public Accountant. Ms. Zoth holds a B.B.A. in accounting from Texas Tech University. Ms. Zoth was granted options to purchase 20,000 shares of our common stock exercisable at $4.28 per share in accordance with our non-employee director compensation policy upon joining the Board in January 2019. The members of the Audit Committee currently are Simon X. Benito (Chair), Morton Collins and Lota Zoth. The members of the Compensation Committee currently are Wendy Yarno (Chair), Angel Cabrera and Lota Zoth. The members of the Finance Committee are currently Simon X. Benito (Chair), Joseph Kim, Lota Zoth and Morton Collins. Ms. Zoth joined our Board in January 2019 and qualifies to serve on our Board as a result of her years of experience in senior financial roles in a variety of commercial-stage companies over a 30-year career. Since 2008, she has served on the board of directors of several publicly held biopharmaceutical companies and currently serves on the boards of directors of Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc. (which filed a petition for relief under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code on March 12, 2018), Circassia Pharmaceuticals, PLC, NewLink Genetics Corporation, Spark Therapeutics, Inc. and Zymeworks Inc. She also served on the boards of directors of the public companies Hyperion Therapeutics, Inc. from 2008 to May 2015 and Ikaria, Inc. from 2008 to 2014. Prior to her board service, she served in senior financial roles in a variety of commercial-stage companies, including serving as MedImmune Inc.’s corporate controller from 2002 to 2004 and its chief financial officer from 2004 until its acquisition by AstraZeneca in 2007. Prior to joining MedImmune in 2002, Ms. Zoth served in financial executive roles at PSINet Inc., Sodexho Marriott Services, Inc., Marriott International and PepsiCo, Inc. Ms. Zoth also served as an auditor at Ernst & Young, LLP and is a Certified Public Accountant. Ms. Zoth holds a B.B.A. in accounting from Texas Tech University.

Data sourced from SEC filings. Last updated: 2026-03-05