Catherine A. Sohn, Pharm.D., age 70, has served as a member of our board of directors since July 2012. Dr. Sohn also serves as a non-executive director on the boards of directors of two other public biotechnology companies: Axcella Health Inc and Altimmune, Inc. Dr. Sohn previously served as an independent director on the board of directors of the publicly traded life sciences company: Rubius Therapeutics, Inc. from January 2018 to February 2023, and Lifecore Biomedical (previously known as Landec Corporation) from November 2012 to November 2022. Dr. Sohn currently holds the position of Adjunct Professor at the University of California, San Francisco. From 1998 to 2010, she was Senior Vice President, Worldwide Business Development and Strategic Alliances at GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare responsible for leading numerous US, regional and global partnering deals, and acquisitions. From 1994 to 1998, she was Vice President, Worldwide Strategic Product Development at SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals plc in the pharmaceutical division. From 1982 to 1994, she held a series of positions in Medical Affairs, Pharmaceutical Business Development and U.S. Product Marketing, including leading the creation of and commercial launch of the US Vaccine business and subsequently the commercialization of the company’s neuroscience product. Dr. Sohn was named the Distinguished Alum of the Year by the University of California, San Francisco (2000), was recognized as The Woman of the Year by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (2003), received the Frank Barnes Mentoring Award from the Licensing Executive Society (2009) and was recognized as one of the PharmaVoice100 (2016). Dr. Sohn received a Pharm.D. from UCSF, a Corporate Directors Certificate from Harvard Business School, a Certificate of Professional Development from Wharton, a Certificate from Berkeley Law for ESG: Navigating the Board’s Role and is a Certified Licensing Professional Emeritus. Dr. Sohn brings to our board of directors three decades of product development, strategy, commercial launch and business development transaction experience in the pharmaceutical industry and a global perspective that is directly relevant to our company.
Class II Directors Continuing in Office Until the 2025 Annual General Meeting
Jennifer E. Cook, age 57, has served as a member of our board of directors since December 2020 and was appointed chairperson of our Compensation and Management Development Committee, in April 2022. Ms. Cook serves as a non-executive director on the boards of directors of two other publicly-held companies, Denali Therapeutics Inc. and BridgeBio Pharma, Inc., both biotechnology companies. Ms. Cook founded Jennifer Cook Consulting, a consulting company, and has served as Principal since July 2019. From January 2018 to June 2019, Ms. Cook was the Chief Executive Officer at GRAIL, Inc., a privately-held early cancer detection diagnostic company. Prior to that, Ms. Cook worked at Roche Pharmaceuticals/Genentech for 25 years, where she held a number of senior management positions covering the full lifecycle of product development and commercialization. From 2010 to 2013, she oversaw Genentech’s U.S. Immunology and Ophthalmology Business Unit, and from 2013 to 2016, she led Roche’s European commercial business. She also served as Roche’s Global Head of Clinical Operations throughout 2017. In 2016, Ms. Cook was recognized as Woman of the Year by the Healthcare Businesswoman’s Association. Ms. Cook received a B.A. in Human Biology and a M.S. in Biology from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley. Ms. Cook brings to our board over 30 years of biopharmaceutical experience with significant C-suite, global product development and commercialization expertise, with a focus on transformative growth.
Patrick G. Enright, age 61, has served as a member of our board of directors since the closing of the Azur Merger in January 2012 and was a director of Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from 2009 until the closing of the Azur Merger. Mr. Enright co-founded Longitude Capital, a healthcare venture capital firm, where he has served as a Managing Director since 2006. Mr. Enright currently serves on the board of directors of Vera Therapeutics, Inc. and privately held healthcare companies as well as the National Venture Capital Association. Previously, Mr. Enright was a Managing Director of Pequot Ventures where he co-led the life sciences investment practice. Mr. Enright also has significant life sciences operations experience including holding senior executive positions at Valentis, Boehringer Mannheim (acquired by Roche) and Sandoz (now known as Novartis). Mr. Enright previously served on the boards of directors of over twenty companies, including Aptinyx Inc. from 2016 to 2022, Aimmune Therapeutics, Inc. from 2013 until its acquisition by Nestlé in 2020 and Vaxcyte, Inc. from 2015 to 2020. Mr. Enright received a B.S. in Biological Sciences from Stanford University and an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Based on his experience serving on the board of directors of clinical-stage biotechnology companies and his investment experience in the life sciences industry, Mr. Enright brings to our board of directors operating experience and financial expertise in the life sciences industry.
Seamus Mulligan, age 62, has served as a member of our board of directors since the closing of the Azur Merger in January 2012. Mr. Mulligan was a founder and principal investor of Azur Pharma and was Azur Pharma’s Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer as well as being a member of its board of directors from 2005 until January 2012. Mr. Mulligan also served as our Chief Business Officer, International Business Development from January 2012 until February 2013. Between 2014 and 2018, Mr. Mulligan served as Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Adapt Pharma Limited or Adapt Pharma, a specialty pharmaceutical company, which was acquired in October 2018 by Emergent BioSolutions Inc., a multinational specialty biopharmaceutical company. Mr. Mulligan acted as a Consultant to Emergent BioSolutions Inc. from October 2018 to March 2019, when he was appointed to its board of directors on which he served until his resignation from the board in May 2020. From 2006 to 2017, Mr. Mulligan served as Executive Chairperson of Circ Pharma Limited and its subsidiaries, a pharmaceutical development stage group. From 1984 until 2004, Mr. Mulligan held various positions with Elan Corporation, plc, a pharmaceutical company, most recently as Executive Vice President, Business and Corporate Development, and prior to that position, held the roles of President of Elan Pharmaceutical Technologies, the drug delivery division of Elan Corporation, plc, Executive Vice President, Pharmaceutical Operations, Vice President, U.S. Operations and Vice President, Product Development. Mr. Mulligan served as a member of the board of directors of the U.S. National Pharmaceutical Council until 2004. Mr. Mulligan holds a B.Sc. (Pharm) and M.Sc. from Trinity College Dublin. As a founder of Adapt Pharma and Azur Pharma, and a pharmaceutical industry executive, Mr. Mulligan brings to our board of directors an expertise in business development and over 35 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
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