Board of Directors
Jean-Jacques Bienaimé Chief Executive OfficerBioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
Mr. Bienaimé joined BioMarin in May 2005 as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors, bringing with him over 25 years of experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Under his leadership, the market capitalization of BioMarin went from around $450 million in May 2005 to over $3.5 billion in May 2008. BioMarin 2008 revenues around $300 million and is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company with nearly 700 employees. From November 2002 to April 2005, Mr. Bienaimé served as Chairman, Chief executive officer, and President of Genencor, a biotechnology company focused on industrial bioproducts and targeted cancer biotherapeutics. Under his leadership, Genencor's revenues increased substantially to over $400 million and shareholder value increased dramatically, culminating in the sale of the company to Danisco in the spring of 2005 for an enterprise value of over $1.2 billion. From 1998 to late 2002, Mr. Bienaimé served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President of Sangstat Medical Corporation, an immunology-focused biotechnology company that he guided to profitability prior to its acquisition by Genzyme Corporation. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. Bienaimé held several senior management positions at Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals (now Sanofi-Aventis), culminating in the position of Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing and Business Development responsible for, among other things, the launch of Lovenox® (for the prevention of pulmonary embolism and treatment of unstable angina) in the United States and Taxotere® (for breast and lung cancer) worldwide. Earlier in his career, he worked at Genentech, Inc. where he was involved in the launch of tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) for the treatment of heart attacks.
Mr. Bienaimé is Chairman of the Board of Directors of NeurogesX, Inc., and is a member of the Advisory Board of Bellevue Asset Management's BioVentures II fund. He received an M.B.A from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and an undergraduate degree in economics from the Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris.
Kenneth M. Bate President and Chief Executive Officer,Archemix, Inc.
Mr. Bate joined our Board in September 2010. Since May 2009, he has been serving as President and Chief Executive Officer of Archemix, Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company engaged in discovering and developing aptamer therapeutics to treat chronic and acute diseases. In March 2011, he was elected Non-Executive Chairman of Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company. From 2006 to April 2009, Mr. Bate served in various positions at NitroMed, Inc., most recently as President and Chief Executive Officer. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Bate served as Chief Financial Officer of Millennium Pharmaceuticals where he headed the commercial organization. Prior to joining Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Bate co-founded JSB Partners, LLC, a banking and advisory services firm for biopharmaceutical and life sciences companies. From 1990 to 1996, he was with Biogen (now Biogen Idec) first as their Chief Financial Officer and then as head of the commercial organization responsible for launching its multiple sclerosis business. Mr. Bate received his B.A. in Chemistry from Williams College and his M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently serving on the boards of AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and TransMedics, Inc.
Michael Grey Venture Partner, Pappas Ventures;President and Chief Executive Officer,
Lumena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Mr. Grey joined our Board in December 2005. He has been serving as Venture Partner with Pappas Ventures since January 2010 and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Lumena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately-held biotechnology company since February 2011. Between January and September 2009, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Auspex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a private biotechnology company. From January 2005 until its acquisition in August 2008, Mr. Grey was President and Chief Executive Officer of SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly held biotechnology company, where he previously served as President from June 2003 to January 2005 and as Chief Business Officer from April 2001 until June 2003. Prior to joining SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mr. Grey acted as President, Chief Executive Officer and Board member of Trega Biosciences, Inc., a biotechnology company. From November 1994 to August 1998, Mr. Grey was the President of BioChem Therapeutic, Inc., the pharmaceutical operating division of BioChem Pharma, Inc. During 1994, Mr. Grey served as President and Chief Operating Officer for Ansan, Inc. From 1974 to 1993, he served in various roles with Glaxo, Inc. and Glaxo Holdings, plc, culminating in the position of Vice President, Corporate Development. Mr. Grey is currently a director of Selventa, Inc. Mr. Grey previously served on the board of directors of three public companies during the past five years: SGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (from 2001 to 2008), IDM Pharma, Inc. (from 1999 to 2009) and Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (from 2001 to 2010). He received a B.Sc. in chemistry from the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Elaine J. Heron, Ph.D. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Dr. Heron joined our Board in July 2002 and serves as the Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. In February 2009, Dr. Heron became Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a private early stage drug development company. From July 2001 to October 2008, Dr. Heron was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Labcyte Inc., a private biotechnology company and continues to serve on its board of directors. Before joining Labcyte Inc., she spent six years in increasingly responsible positions at the Applied Biosystems Group of Applera Corporation, including the position of General Manager and Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Dr. Heron also serves on the board on Fluxion Biosciences, Inc., a privately held biotech company. Dr. Heron earned a B.S. in chemistry with highest distinction and a Ph.D. in analytical biochemistry from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from Pepperdine University.
Pierre Lapalme Former President and Chief Executive Officer,Ethypharm, Inc., North America
Mr. Lapalme joined our Board in January 2004 and was named as Chairman in August 2004. From 1995 until his retirement in 2003, he served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of North America Ethypharm, Inc., a drug delivery company. Throughout his career, Mr. Lapalme held numerous senior management positions in the pharmaceutical industry, including Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Rhône-Poulenc Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Canada, and Senior Vice President and General Manager of North America Ethicals, a division of Rhône-Poulenc Rorer, Inc. (now known as Sanofi-Aventis), where he oversaw the development of the ethical pharmaceutical business in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Central America. Mr. Lapalme served on the board of the National Pharmaceutical Council and was a board member of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Canada, where he played a leading role in reinstituting patent protection for pharmaceuticals. Mr. Lapalme previously served on the board of directors of two public companies during the past five years: Sciele Pharmaceuticals Inc. (from 1998 to 2008) and Bioxel Pharma (from 2004 to 2009). He also serves on the board of two private biotech companies and was appointed to the board of Aeterna Zentaris in December 2009. Mr. Lapalme studied at the University of Western Ontario and INSEAD France.
V. Bryan Lawlis, Ph.D. President and Chief Executive Officer,Itero Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
Dr. Lawlis joined our Board in June 2007. He is a founder and currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Itero Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held, early stage biopharmaceutical company that was founded in 2006. Dr. Lawlis served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Aradigm Corporation from August 2004, and served on its Board of Directors from February 2005, continuing in both capacities until August 2006. Dr. Lawlis served as Aradigm Corporation’s President and Chief Operating Officer from June 2003 to August 2004 and its Chief Operating Officer from November 2001 to June 2003. Previously, Dr. Lawlis founded Covance Biotechnology Services, a contract biopharmaceutical manufacturing operation, served as its President and Chief Executive Officer from 1996 to 1999, and served as Chairman from 1999 to 2001, when it was sold to Diosynth RTP, Inc., a division of Akzo Nobel, NV. From 1981 to 1996, Dr. Lawlis was employed at Genencor, Inc. and Genentech, Inc. His last position at Genentech was Vice President of Process Sciences. Dr. Lawlis holds a B.A. in microbiology from the University of Texas at Austin and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Washington State University. In addition to BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., Dr. Lawlis holds board positions on two privately held companies, Itero Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and Sutro Biopharma, Inc.
Alan J. Lewis, Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer and Director,Ambit Biosciences
Dr. Lewis joined our Board in June 2005 and serves as the Chairman of the Compensation Committee. Since July 2010, Dr. Lewis has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of Ambit Biosciences, a privately held biotechnology company. From January 2009 to June 2010, Dr. Lewis served as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. From February 2006 until December 2008, Dr. Lewis was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Novocell, Inc, a privately held regenerative disease biotechnology company. Prior to joining Novocell, Inc., starting in 2000, he was President of Celgene Signal Research, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Celgene Corporation, a pharmaceutical company.
From February 1994 to August 2000, he was the President and Chief Executive
Officer of Signal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he guided the company to its
successful acquisition by Celgene Corporation. From 1979 to 1994, Dr. Lewis
held a number of positions at Wyeth-Ayerst Research and its predecessor, Wyeth
Laboratories, Inc., including Vice President of Research at Wyeth-Ayerst Research.
Dr. Lewis has published over 120 full manuscripts and has written and edited
seven books. Dr. Lewis was a Research Associate at Yale University from 1972
to 1973. Dr. Lewis received a B.Sc. in physiology and biochemistry from Southampton
University, Southampton, Hampshire, U.K. and a Ph.D. in pharmacology from the
University of Wales, Cardiff, U.K. Dr. Lewis currently serves as director of
two private companies, Cytochroma, Inc. and Biotica.
TeleFlex, Incorporated
Mr. Meier joined our Board in December 2006 and serves as the Chairman of the
Audit Committee. He is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer at TeleFlex, Incorporated, a position he assumed in January 2010. Prior
to this, Mr. Meier served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Advanced
Medical Optics from November 2007 to May 2009. From February 2007 to November
2007, Mr. Meier was Advanced Medical Optics’ Chief Operating Officer and Chief
Financial Officer. From April 2006 to February 2007, Mr. Meier was Advanced
Medical Optics’ Executive Vice President, Operations; President, Global Eye
Care; and Chief Financial Officer. From February 2004 to April 2006, he was
Advanced Medical Optics’ Executive Vice President of Operations and Finance
and Chief Financial Officer, and from April 2002 to February 2004, Mr. Meier
was Corporate Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining
Advanced Medical Optics, Mr. Meier was the Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer of Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Inc., from October 1999, and
Senior Vice President & Treasurer from May 1998 to October 1999. Before
joining Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Meier was an executive with the investment
banking firm of Schroder & Co. Inc. in New York, from 1996. Prior to Mr.
Meier’s experience at Schroder & Co., he held various financial and banking
positions at Salomon Smith Barney, Manufacturers Hanover Corporation, Australian
Capital Equity, and Greyhound Lines, Inc.
Clarus Venture, San Francisco and Boston
Mr. Young joined our Board in September 2010. He is a partner with Clarus Ventures, a life science venture capital firm that he joined in March 2010. Mr. Young was appointed Chairman of the Board of Biogen Idec in January 2010 and began serving as a Director of IDEC Pharmaceuticals in 1997. From 1999 to October 2009, Mr. Young was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for Monogram Biosciences, Inc., a life sciences company engaged in the development of molecular diagnostic products until its acquisition by LABCorp, Inc. in October 2009. From 1997 to 1999, Mr. Young served as Chief Operating Officer of Genentech, Inc. Mr. Young joined Genentech in 1980 as Director of Manufacturing and Process Sciences and became Vice President in 1983. He was promoted to various positions and, in 1997 became Chief Operating Officer, taking on responsibility for all development, operations and sales and marketing activities. Prior to joining Genentech, Inc., Mr. Young was with Eli Lilly & Co. for 14 years. Mr. Young holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and an Honorary Doctorate in Engineering from Purdue University and a M.B.A. from Indiana University. He is also a Director of Theravance, Inc. and Executive Chairman of NanoString Technologies, and a Director of Tandem Diagnostics, Inc. Mr. Young was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 1993 for his contributions to biotechnology.