Dermira, Inc. announced the election of Halley E. Gilbert to its board of directors. Ms. Gilbert currently serves as senior vice president, corporate development and chief administrative officer of Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. overseeing corporate and business development, legal, compliance and government affairs. Ms. Gilbert has more than two decades of experience guiding biopharmaceutical companies through transformational change, as well as expertise in corporate transactions, governance and the operational and strategic issues relevant to launching new medicines. Prior to joining Ironwood, Ms. Gilbert was vice president, deputy general counsel at Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where she supported the launch of Cubist’s first acute care antibiotic, and prior to Cubist, she served as corporate counsel at Genzyme Corp. She began her career at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, where she specialized in mergers and acquisitions and securities law.