Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) |
Position |
| Georges Gemayel |
Chief Executive Officer |
| Alexey L. Margolin |
Senior Vice President, Research and Pre-Clinical Development, Chief Scientific Officer |
| Burkhard Blank |
Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer |
| Jonathan I. Lieber |
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
| Renato Fuchs |
Senior Vice President, Manufacturing and Technical Operations |
| Jill Porter |
Vice President, Process Development & Engineering |
| John M Sorvillo |
Vice President, Business Development |
| Kenneth Attie |
Vice President, Clinical Development and Medical Affairs |
| Phil Gotwals |
Vice President, Program Mgmt |
| Philip Gotwals |
Vice President, Program Management |
| Robert Gallotto |
Vice President, Strategic Planning |
| Tom Phair |
Vice President, Finance and Treasurer (Duly Authorized Officer) |
| Richard H. Aldrich |
Founder |
| John Jordan |
Senior Director, Corporate Communications |
| Gerhard F Klement |
|
| Jonathan Leff Warburg |
Director |
| Rose Villandry |
Director |
Board of Directors
Dr. Gemayel was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer and to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective June 2, 2008. Dr. Gemayel joins Altus Pharmaceuticals from Genzyme Corporation where he was Executive Vice President and a corporate officer. Dr. Gemayel joined Genzyme in 2003. He was responsible for the company’s therapeutics, transplant, renal and biosurgery businesses. Before he joined Genzyme, Dr. Gemayel worked for the health care company Hoffman-LaRoche for 16 years. There he served as Vice President of the U.S. Specialty Care Business with responsibilities for oncology, transplantation, hepatitis, HIV and dermatology. He also was the general manager of Hoffman-LaRoche, Portugal. Dr. Gemayel completed his doctorate in pharmacy at St. Joseph University in Beirut and earned a Ph.D. in pharmacology at Paris-Sud University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Genzyme Biosurgery |
Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Adolor Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Phillystocks.Com |
Director |
Current |
| Genzyme Corporation |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| St. Joseph University |
Doctorate In Pharmacy |
Former |
Alexey L. Margolin, Ph.D. has served as our Senior Vice President, Research and Pre-clinical Development since June 2006. He has served as our Chief Scientific Officer since August 2004. He served as our Vice President of Science from 1996 to 2004 and as our Director of Research from 1993 to 1996. Prior to joining us, Dr. Margolin was responsible for biocatalysis activities on a global basis at Merrell Dow Research Institute. From 1986 to 1988, he worked at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on enzyme-catalyzed processes. In 2003, Dr. Margolin was elected a fellow of the American Institute of Medicine and Biological Engineering. Dr. Margolin received his M.S. in chemistry and Ph.D. in bioorganic chemistry from Moscow University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Altus Co |
Chief Scientific Officer |
Current |
| Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Research and Pre-Clinical Development, Chief Scientific Officer |
Current |
| Altus Co |
Senior Vice President, Research |
Former |
| Moscow University |
Ph.D. In Bioorganic Chemistry |
Former |
| Moscow University |
M.S. In Chemistry |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Executive Vice President & Chief Medical Officer |
Current |
| Altus Co |
|
Current |
| Regulatory Affairs |
Senior Vice President of Medicine |
Former |
| Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Senior Vice President of Medicine |
Former |
| Project Management |
Senior Vice President of Medicine |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Current |
| Altus Co |
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Current |
| Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Manager |
Former |
| Sg Cowen & Co., LLC |
|
Former |
| New York University |
M.B.A. In Finance from the Stern School |
Former |
| Boston University |
B.Sc. In Business Administration |
Former |
| Boston University |
Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Vice President, Business Development |
Current |
| Altus Co |
Vice President of Business Development |
Current |
| Bionaut Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| ArQule, Inc. |
Chief Business Officer |
Former |
| ArQule, Inc. |
Vice President of Business Development |
Former |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Inc. |
Postdoctoral Fellow |
Former |
| OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
|
Former |
| New York University Medical Center |
Ph.D. In Immunology |
Former |
| City University of New York |
B.A. In Biology |
Former |
Robert Gallotto currently serves as our Vice President, Strategic Planning and Alliance Management. From January 2003 through December 2005, Mr. Gallotto served as our Vice President, Commercial Development and Alliance Management. Mr. Gallotto joined us in July 2001 as Director of Commercial Development where he was responsible for marketing, product planning and business development. Before joining us, Mr. Gallotto served as Vice President of Marketing and Business Development at Sage BioPharma, Inc., a pharmaceutical company, from August 1999 to June 2001. From January 1996 to July 1999, Mr. Gallotto served in various positions at Serono, Inc. and Biogen, Inc., where he was responsible for overall brand positioning, product launch planning, strategic planning and key alliance management for a portfolio of drugs including Gonal-F and Avonex. From 1987 to 1995, Mr. Gallotto served in various positions in sales, marketing and managed healthcare with The Upjohn Company. Mr. Gallotto received a B.S. in biology from Stonehill College.
Richard Aldrich has served as a member of our board of directors since June 2003. Since 2001, Mr. Aldrich has been Managing Director of RA Capital, Inc., a biotech business advisory and investment firm. From 1989 to 2001, Mr. Aldrich was the Senior Vice President and Chief Business Officer of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Aldrich is a member of the board of directors of Ingenium Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Aldrich holds a B.S. degree in Management from Boston College and an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College.
John is a strategic and commercial development advisor to the biotechnology industry. He currently serves as Chairman of Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ALTU), as Senior Business Advisor to GPC Biotech AG (NASDAQ: GPCB), and as a consultant to Nomura Phase4 Ventures. He also serves as a director of Targacept Inc., Zygogen LLC, and Metastatix Inc. John was previously Executive Vice President, Business Development at SEQUUS Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he was responsible for negotiating the acquisition of SEQUUS by ALZA Corporation. Prior to joining SEQUUS, John headed business development for VIVUS, Inc. and Genome Therapeutics Corporation (now Oscient), where he was responsible for establishing numerous pharmaceutical alliances. He was also co-founder and original CEO of IMPATH Laboratories, Inc., a leading cancer pathology reference laboratory (now a part of Genzyme). John received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and his B.S. from Stanford University. He can be reached at john@georgiavc.com john@georgiavc.com .
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Georgia Venture Partners, LLC |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Georgia Venture Partners, LLC |
Partner |
Current |
| GPC Biotech AG |
Senior Business Advisor |
Current |
| Georgia Venture Partners, LLC |
Senior Business Advisor |
Current |
| Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Abeome |
Director |
Current |
| Targacept, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Informed Horizons, LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Aerovectrx |
Director |
Current |
| Metastatix, Inc |
Director |
Current |
| Zygogen, LLC |
Director |
Current |
| GPC Biotech AG |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Impath, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| SEQUUS Pharmaceuticals |
Executive Vice President, Business Development |
Former |
| Vivus, Inc. |
Vice President, Corporate Development |
Former |
| Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corp. |
|
Former |
| ALZA Corporation |
|
Former |
| Alza Technologies Corp |
|
Former |
| Altus Co |
Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
Mba |
Former |
| Harvard University |
MBA |
Former |
| Stanford University |
B.S. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Oxford Bioscience Partners |
Executive-In-Residence |
Current |
| Avaxia Biologics, Inc. |
Executive, In |
Current |
| Gill Fishman Associates |
|
Current |
| Elixir Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Avaxia Biologics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Adipogenix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Althexis Company Incorporated |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| The Althexis Company Incorporated |
President |
Former |
| Vertex, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated |
Vice President |
Former |
| Merck & Co. Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| The Althexis Company Incorporated |
Founder |
Former |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated |
Senior Scientist |
Former |
| National Institutes of Health |
Member of the Advisory Council |
Former |
| Vertex, Inc. |
Senior Scientist |
Former |
| Pharmacia & Upjohn |
|
Former |
| The Advisory Council |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
Ph.D. |
Former |
| New York University |
Ph.D. |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
M.S. In Biophysics |
Former |
| New York University |
B.A. In Physics |
Former |
| The Advisory Council |
Member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Makscientific, LLC |
President, CEO and Vice Chairman |
Current |
| Rib-X Pharmaceuticals |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Rxgen, Inc |
Chairman and Co-Founder |
Former |
| Rxgen, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| RHEI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| BioStratum Incorporated |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rib-X Pharmaceuticals |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ikonisys, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Neurogen Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Ikonisys, Inc. |
Chairman, CEO of Nascent Bioscience, Llc |
Former |
| Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Neurogen Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Novo Nordisk, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Makscientific, LLC |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation |
Corporate Counsel |
Former |
| Connecticut, Inc. |
Bioscience Advisor |
Former |
| Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Marinus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| The Cure, Inc. |
Co-Chair |
Former |
| PRA International Inc. |
Board Member |
Former |
| Neurogen Corporation |
Vice Chairman |
Former |
| Connecticut-Business.Com |
Director |
Former |
| Packard Bioscience Company |
Board Member |
Current |
| New York University |
Ll.M. In International Law |
Former |
| University of Virginia |
B.A. |
Former |
| University of Virginia |
Degrees |
Former |
| New York University |
Degrees |
Former |
| Fordham University |
Degrees |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| U.S. Venture Partners |
General Partner |
Current |
| U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) |
General Partner |
Current |
| Ascenta Therapeutics, Inc |
Associate |
Current |
| Ilypsa, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Altus Co |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Microvention, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Proteolix |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Raven Biotechnologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| RelayHealth Corporation |
Investor |
Current |
| U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) |
Director of the Neurology, Neurosurgery Intensive Care Unit |
Former |
| U.S. Venture Partners |
Kauffman Fellow |
Former |
| University of Florida College of Medicine |
M.D. |
Former |
| Columbia University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| Columbia University |
A.B. In Economics |
Former |
| Dartmouth College |
A.B. In Economics |
Former |
Michael Wyzga joined Genzyme in 1998, and is responsible for global financial reporting. Prior to joining Genzyme, Mr. Wyzga was chief financial officer of Sovereign Hill Software Inc. He also served as vice president of finance and chief financial officer of CacheLink Corporation, a client/service software company. Mr. Wyzga has also held management positions at both Lotus Development Corporation and Digital Equipment Corporation. Mr. Wyzga has an M.B.A. from Providence College and a B.S. from Suffolk University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Genzyme Corporation |
Executive Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Altus Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cachelink |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Genzyme Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| Lotus Development Corporation |
Vice President of Finance |
Former |
| Lotus Development Corporation |
Director of Plans and Controls |
Former |
| Digital Equipment Corporation |
|
Former |
| Providence College |
M.B.A. in business administration |
Former |
| Suffolk University |
B.S. in business administration |
Former |
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