Menlo Therapeutics Inc. appointed Kristine M. Ball, SVP of Corporate Strategy and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Ball joined Menlo Therapeutics with approximately 25 years of experience in the life-sciences industry. Most recently, Ms. Ball served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Relypsa Inc. Prior to Relypsa, Ms. Ball was Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer of KAI Pharmaceuticals Inc. Mary C. Spellman, MD, SVP of Clinical Development.

Dr. Spellman is a board-certified dermatologist with over 30 years of clinical experience, including 20 years in the biopharmaceutical industry. Dr. Spellman most recently has been an independent consultant providing executive level medical, safety and development services to multiple life sciences companies, primarily supporting novel dermatology therapy clinical development programs. Prior to establishing her consulting practice, she held medical leadership roles at Revance Therapeutics, Biogen Idec, Connetics and Novartis. Danine Summers, SVP of Medical Affairs.Ms. Summers has 35 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, the last 20 years in dermatology specifically.

Ms. Summers most recently served as SVP of Medical Affairs for Anacor, and previously led medical affairs activities for Medicis. She also has 18 years of experience in various areas of marketing with FCB Healthcare (clients included Syntex, Gilead Sciences Inc., Allergan and Neutrogena), Connetics and Roche Labs. Karen E. Smith, VP of Commercial Development.

Ms. Smith has over 30 years in the healthcare field with experience in both pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. Ms. Smith previously held senior leadership positions in commercial development and marketing for Johnson and Johnson and Medicis, where she was responsible for early commercialization strategies and new product launches for a number of dermatology brands, including REMICADE, STELARA, ZIANA, and PERLANE.