Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Dr. Gilbert F. Amelio has spent more than three decades as a technologist, inventor, entrepreneur, author and businessman. He has managed major corporations in the fields of semiconductors, telecommunications and computers and has achieved the successful turnaround of one Fortune 500 company and a string of business, scientific, and technological successes. In 1996, Dr. Amelio was elected chairman and CEO of Apple Computer, Inc. During the following almost two years he restored Apple to financial stability and launched a series of products which lead to Apple's return to its former position as the industry innovation leader. Dr. Amelio was formerly president of Rockwell Semiconductor Products (originally known as the Electronics Devices Division) and was promoted to president of Rockwell Communications Systems. Rockwell spun out the division as a public company now known as Conexant. Today, Conexant is a leader in digital data communications chips. In 1991, he was elected chairman and CEO of National Semiconductor Corporation. During the next five years he returned the company to profitability by focusing the company on mixed signal technology products. Dr. Amelio is presently a senior partner at Sienna Ventures, an early-stage technology investment partnership headquartered in Sausalito, California. Prior to joining Sienna Ventures, he was managing general partner, chairman and CEO of Beneventure Capital, a private equity investment firm based in San Francisco. The Beneventure investments are now being harvested and Gil remains Chairman and CEO. He is the co-author of three books and is a frequent invited lecturer.
Daniel Soland has served as Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer of ViroPharma since November 2006. He joined ViroPharma from his previous post as President of Chiron Vaccines. At Chiron, Soland was most recently responsible for managing the vaccine division to annual sales of $1 billion. Prior to Chiron, he was the president and chief executive officer of Epigenesis Pharmaceuticals, a privately held biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing drugs for use in asthma, COPD and allergic rhinitis. Prior to that, Mr. Soland spent nine years with GlaxoSmithKline as the vice president and director of worldwide marketing operations, and five years as their vice president and director of the U.S. vaccines business unit. Mr. Soland holds a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy from the University of Iowa, in Iowa City, IA.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
President, Vaccines |
Current |
| ViroPharma Incorporated |
Chief Commercial Officer |
Current |
| Phillystocks.Com |
Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer |
Current |
| ViroPharma Incorporated |
Vice President |
Current |
| Copd |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Epigenesis Pharmaceuticals, LLC |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Copd |
President |
Former |
| Epigenesis Pharmaceuticals, LLC |
President |
Former |
| Chiron |
Vice President, Vaccines |
Former |
| The University of Iowa |
B.S. Degree In Pharmacy |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
President |
Current |
| Chiron |
Vice President, Commercial Development, North America and Asia Pacific |
Former |
| Gen-Probe Inc. |
Vice President, Global Marketing and International Sales |
Former |
| Chiron |
Global Head of Diagnostics |
Former |
| Michigan State University |
B.S. Degree In Microbiology and Immunology |
Former |
| Gen-Probe Inc. |
Team Member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
President, Blood Testing |
Current |
| Solexa, Inc. |
Chairperson |
Current |
| Illumina, Inc. |
Chairperson |
Current |
| Epitope, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Nanotechnology.Com |
Director |
Current |
| Chiron |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The Hepatitis C Support Project |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| OraSure Technologies, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Venrock Associates |
Director |
Current |
| Histofreezer |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bio-IT World, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Applied Imaging Corp. |
CEO |
Former |
| Applied Imaging Corp. |
President |
Former |
| Johnson & Johnson |
President |
Former |
| Chiron |
Interim Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| Chiron |
Vice President |
Former |
| Windamere Venture Partners, LLC |
General Partner |
Former |
| Chiron |
Officer |
Former |
| Applied Imaging Corp. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Immucor, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Illumina, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| St. John's University |
Ph.D. In Microbiology |
Former |
| St. John's University |
M.S. In Immunology |
Former |
| Rider University |
B.A. In Biology |
Former |
| American Home Products Corporation |
Team Member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
President, Blood Testing Division |
Current |
| Chiron |
Member, Executive Committee |
Current |
| Chiron |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| Chiron |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Thoratec Corporation |
Cfo & Executive Vice President |
Current |
| Chiron |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Perlegen Sciences, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Anergen |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Anergen |
Vice President, Finance |
Former |
| Chiron |
Vice President |
Former |
| Chiron |
Controller |
Former |
| Chiron |
Principal Accounting Officer |
Former |
| Golden Gate University |
B.A. In Economics and History |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
CIO & Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
Chief Scientific Officer |
Current |
| Chiron |
Vice President |
Former |
| Chiron |
Co-Founder of the Field of Cellular Microbiology |
Former |
| Harvard Medical School |
Visiting Scientist |
Former |
| The Rockefeller University |
Visiting Scientist |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
Vice President |
Current |
| Chiron |
Head of Corporate Business Development |
Former |
| Yale Law School |
J.D |
Former |
| University of California |
A.B |
Former |
| Chiron |
Member of the Law Department |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
Vice President |
Current |
| Gavi |
Representative |
Current |
| Acambis plc |
Non-Executive Director |
Current |
| Cambridge Biostability Limited |
Chairman |
Current |
| Novavax, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| aventis Group |
|
Former |
| Novavax, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Acambis plc |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
Vice President, Research |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
Vice President & Controller |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
Vice President, Corp Resources |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
General Counsel & Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
V.P. of Ethics and Compliance |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Novarx Corporation |
The Company's Director of Manufacturing |
Current |
| Collateral Therapeutics, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Chiron |
|
Current |
| Viagene, Inc. |
Senior Scientist |
Former |
| Viagene, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| University of California, San Diego |
Ph.D. |
Former |
David Briscoe joined Protherics in November 2004 to build Protherics' commercial activities within the EU. He joins the company after spending over 25 years in sales and operational roles, mainly in oncology, with companies such as Chiron, Bristol Myers, Schering Plough and Incyte.
Stephen Emerick is currently a Corporate GMP Trainer for XOMA (US) LLC in Berkeley, California. He has held training positions in the area of pharmaceutical compliance at DEY LP and Chiron. His areas of expertise include GMPs, ICH Q7A and Quality Systems development. Stephen has over 7 years of industry experience along with 15 years training experience. He is certified as a Training Administrator and a Training Manager by The Training Clinic. Mr. Emerick first began his training career while serving as a Plane Captain in the United States Marine Corps. He possesses a BA in Geology from the University of Colorado.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Institute for Oneworld Health |
Senior Program Director, Diarrheal Disease |
Current |
| Dana-Farber Cancer Institute |
|
Current |
| Chiron |
|
Current |
| Theravance, Inc. |
Project Leader |
Former |
| University of Leeds |
B.Sc (Hons) Degree In Pharmacology |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation |
President |
Current |
| Renovis, Inc. |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Alta Partners |
Principal |
Current |
| Metabolex, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| ZymoGenetics, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Scynexis, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated |
Director |
Current |
| Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation |
Member of the Board of Trustees |
Current |
| Chemocentryx, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chiron |
Director |
Current |
| ZymoGenetics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Immune Design Corp. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chimerix, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Alta Partners |
Director |
Current |
| National Academy of Sciences |
Member |
Current |
| Chiron |
chief executive officer |
Former |
| Chiron |
president |
Former |
| Chiron |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| University of California |
Dean of the School of Public Health |
Former |
| University of California, San Diego |
Fellow |
Former |
| Renovis, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of California, Berkeley |
Member Biochemistry Department |
Former |
| California Healthcare Institute, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Renovis, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Chiron |
Vice Chairman |
Former |
| University of Washington |
Ph.D. In Biochemistry |
Former |
| Stanford University |
A.B. In Biology |
Former |
| University of California |
post-doctoral fellow |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
Director |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
Director |
Current |
| Crucell N.V. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Crucell N.V. |
Chairman |
Former |
| University of Utrecht |
PhD |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Chiron |
Director |
Current |
Vaughn D. Bryson has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2000. Mr. Bryson was a 32-year employee of Eli Lilly & Company and served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Eli Lilly from 1991 to 1993. Mr. Bryson was Executive Vice President of Eli Lilly from 1986 until 1991 and served as a member of Eli Lilly s board of directors from 1984 until his retirement in 1993. He serves as the President of Clinical Products, Ltd., a medical foods company that he founded in 1999. Mr. Bryson was Vice Chairman of Vector Securities International from 1994 to 1996. He is also a director of Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. Mr. Bryson received a B.S. degree in Pharmacy from the University of North Carolina and completed the Sloan Program at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.