, age 64, has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2013 and was appointed chairperson of our
compensation committee in August 2013. Dr. Riedel has served as Executive Chairman of Aptinyx, Inc. since January 2022 and previously served as Chief Executive Officer from September 2015 to December 2021 and as President from September 2015 to December 2020. Aptinyx, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company spun out of its predecessor company, Naurex, Inc., where Dr. Riedel served as Chief Executive Officer and President from January 2014 to September 2015. From 2001 to 2013, he served as Corporate Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of Baxter International Inc., a diversified healthcare company, where from 1998 to 2001, he also served as President and General Manager of the recombinant therapeutic proteins business unit and Vice President of Research and Development of the bioscience business unit. From 1996 to 1998, Dr. Riedel served as head of worldwide biotechnology and worldwide core research functions at Hoechst-Marion Roussel, now Sanofi, a global pharmaceutical company. Dr. Riedel served on the board of directors of Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc., an oncology company, from May 2011 until the company was acquired in February 2017. Dr. Riedel currently serves on the boards of directors of three other publicly-held companies, Aptinyx, Inc., Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a development stage pharmaceutical company, where he also serves as Chairman of the board, and Cerevel Therapeutics Holdings, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company. Dr. Riedel also currently serves on the board of directors of a
non-profit
organization, the Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization, and is a member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Dr. Riedel is an Adjunct Professor at Boston University School of Medicine and an Adjunct Professor of Medicine at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Riedel holds a Diploma in biochemistry and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of Frankfurt. Dr. Riedel brings significant scientific, drug discovery and development, and commercial expertise to our board of directors with over 20 years of experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries.
Class III Directors Continuing in Office Until the 2023 Annual General Meeting
age 58, has served as our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since the closing of the Azur Merger in January 2012, and from
October 2019 through March 2020, he served as our interim principal financial officer. Mr. Cozadd
co-founded
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since April 2009. From 2003 until 2009, he served as Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Executive Chairman and as a member of its board of directors. From 1991 until 2001, he held various positions with ALZA Corporation, a pharmaceutical company acquired by Johnson & Johnson, most recently as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, with responsibility for research and development, manufacturing and sales and marketing. Previously at ALZA Corporation, he held the roles of Chief Financial Officer and Vice President, Corporate Planning and Analysis. Mr. Cozadd serves on the board of Acelyrin, Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company. Mr. Cozadd also serves on the board of Biotechnology Innovation Organization, a biotechnology trade association, where he serves on its Health Section Governing Board. He also serves on the boards of two
non-profit
organizations, The Nueva School and SFJAZZ. Mr. Cozadd previously served on the boards of directors of Cerus Corporation from 2001 to January 2018 and Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2005 to August 2017. He received a B.S. from Yale University and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. As a
co-founder
and our Chief Executive Officer of over 10 years, he brings to our board a deep and comprehensive knowledge of our business, as well as shareholder-focused insight into effectively executing the company’s strategy and business plans to maximize shareholder value.
age 60, has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2013 and was appointed as chairperson of our
nominating and corporate governance committee in August 2017. Ms. McSharry has served as a
non-executive
director on the board of directors of International Airlines Group, S.A since 2020. From 2006 to 2009, Ms. McSharry was Managing Director Ireland of Reckitt Benckiser, a multinational health, home and hygiene consumer products company. From 1989 to 2006, she held various positions at Boots Healthcare, a leading global consumer healthcare company, most recently as Managing Director of Boots Healthcare Ireland Limited. Ms. McSharry served on the boards of directors of the Bank of Ireland from 2007 to 2011, the Industrial Development Agency in Ireland from 2010 to 2014, Uniphar plc from 2019 to 2020, Greencore Group plc from 2013 to 2021 and CRH plc from 2012 to 2021. Ms. McSharry holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business Studies degree from University College Dublin. Ms. McSharry brings to our board of directors over 30 years of experience in multiple international industries, including healthcare, consumer goods and financial services, as well as expertise in crisis management, cybersecurity and privacy issues relevant to our business.
, age 54, has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2019. Since June 2019, Ms. O’Riordan has served as
Group Director of Digital of Jardine Matheson Limited, an Asian conglomerate headquartered in Hong Kong, where she also serves on the board of directors. From 1990 to March 2019, Ms. O’Riordan held various leadership positions in the life sciences industry group in each of the operating units of Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. She most recently served as Global Industry Senior Managing Director of Accenture’s Life Sciences Business from 2012 to 2019. Between 2008 and 2012, Ms. O’Riordan led Accenture’s life sciences practice in Asia Pacific, focusing on strategic client development, market entry and business transformation. Prior to that, she led Accenture’s European health and life sciences business, working with clients across Europe on significant regional transformation initiatives. She also spent nine years in North America working with pharmaceutical and medical products clients. She currently serves on the board of governors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, or AmCham Hong Kong, where she serves as the board liaison for the Healthcare Committee and is on the board of the International Women’s Forum Hong Kong where she serves as the Treasurer. She is also a long-standing member of the Women’s Foundation and the 30% Club. Ms. O’Riordan received a B.Sc in Biotechnology from Dublin City University as well as a postgraduate diploma in Financial Accounting and MIS from the National University of Ireland, Galway. Ms. O’Riordan brings to our board of directors nearly 30 years of knowledge and leadership experience advising life sciences and healthcare companies across the globe, with a uniquely diverse perspective attributable to her geographic residency in Asia. Ms. O’Riordan’s background in advising life sciences companies with respect to significant global markets provides an important contribution to our board of director’s mix of backgrounds, experiences and skills.