Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Mr. Stewart joined CollaGenex in December 2003 as President and Chief Executive Officer and has been a member of our Board of Directors since December 2003. From October 1998 until joining CollaGenex, Mr. Stewart served as the president and chief executive officer of Muro Pharmaceutical, Inc., a pharmaceutical manufacturer and distributor. From 1988 to 1998, Mr. Stewart was employed by the ASTA Medica Group in a number of sales, marketing and general management positions of increasing responsibility. Prior to 1988, Mr. Stewart was employed by Sterling-Winthrop, Ltd., a United Kingdom pharmaceutical company, for 13 years in sales and general management.
Mr. Pfeiffer has over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to Nitric Bio, he was the Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing at CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, where he was responsible for all commercial activities. CollaGenex was sold to Galderma Laboratories Inc. in April, 2008. Mr. Pfeiffer joined CollaGenex in June 1997 as Vice President, Marketing and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing in December 2000. From September 1995 until June 1997, Mr. Pfeiffer served as Director of Marketing, Health Management Services for SmithKline Beecham. Before that he held a number of marketing and sales positions at Zeneca and Lederle Laboratories.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Nitric Bio, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing |
Current |
| GlaxoSmithKline Plc |
director of marketing |
Former |
| SmithKline Beecham Corporation |
Director of Marketing |
Former |
Mr. Powell joined the company in September 2004 from Baxter International Inc., a global healthcare and biotechnology company. He brings nearly 20 years of legal experience, including 15 years in the healthcare industry. At Baxter he held various leadership positions in the company's bioscience, international and European businesses. Prior to becoming involved in the healthcare industry, Mr. Powell worked in securities and corporate finance with Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher in Washington D.C., and in the U.K. with Guiness Mahon and Co. Mr. Powell is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Stanford Law School.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Star Ranch Dental Spa |
President |
Current |
| Star Ranch Dental Spa |
Owner |
Current |
| CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Audit Committee Chairman |
Current |
| American Dental Association |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Dental Association |
Active Member |
Current |
| University of Pennsylvania |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Pearle Vision, Inc. |
president |
Former |
| CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
President, Star Ranch Dental Spa |
Former |
| United Dental Care, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| United Dental Care, Inc. |
previously chief operations officer |
Former |
| CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Strategic News Service LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Kempharm, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bioseek, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
President and Chief Executive Officer, Kereos, Inc. |
Former |
| Kereos, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Kereos, Inc. |
president |
Former |
| University of Chicago |
M.B.A. in Finance |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Easton & Associates |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Scisive Consulting LP |
Founder |
Current |
| Scisive Consulting LP |
Chairman |
Current |
| CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Cepheid |
Director |
Current |
| The Wilkerson Group |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| The Wilkerson Group |
Senior Officer |
Former |
| Union Carbide Corporation |
|
Former |
| Easton & Associates |
Chairman |
Former |
| CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Chairman, Easton Associates, Llc |
Former |
| Cepheid |
Dean O. Morton, Chair |
Former |
| Rice University |
Degrees In Chemical Engineering |
Former |
Stephen A. Kaplan has served as a director of the Company since May 2001. Since 1995, Mr. Kaplan has been a principal and portfolio manager of Oaktree Capital Management, LLC, a private investment management firm, where he co-manages Oaktree's Principal Activities Group which invests in majority and significant minority positions in both private and public companies. From 1993 to 1995, Mr. Kaplan was a Managing Director of Trust Company of the West. Prior to joining the Trust Company of the West, Mr. Kaplan was a partner of the law firm of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Mr. Kaplan currently serves as a director of Regal Entertainment Group, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Genco Shipping & Trading Limited, a company listed on the New York Stock Exchange and numerous private companies.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Oaktree Capital Management, LLC |
Portfolio Manager |
Current |
| Capital Management, Inc. |
Principal |
Current |
| Dungeons and Dreamers |
Director |
Current |
| Genco Shipping & Trading Limited |
Director |
Current |
| General Maritime Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cannery Casino Resorts, LLC |
Director |
Current |
| Alliance Imaging, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Oaktree Capital Management, LLC |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Regal Entertainment, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| National Cinemedia, LLC |
Director |
Current |
| Regal Entertainment Group |
Director |
Current |
| Edwars Theaters, Inc |
Director |
Current |
| Lineage Power OEM Division |
Director |
Current |
| Forest Oil Corporation |
Director |
Current |
| HydroChem Industrial Services, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Trust Company of the West |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP |
Partner |
Former |
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP |
Attorney |
Former |
| Oaktree Capital Management, LLC |
Principal |
Former |
| New York University School of Law |
J.D |
Former |
| The State University of New York |
B.S. degree |
Former |
W. James O'Shea has served as a member of our Board of Directors since June 2007. From October 1999 to March 2007 Mr. O'Shea was President and Chief Operating Officer at Sepracor where he was responsible for successfully building that organization's commercial infrastructure. From April to August 2007, Mr. O'Shea served as Sepracor's Vice Chairman. Prior to Sepracor, Mr. O'Shea was Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing and Medical Affairs for Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, a business unit of Zeneca Inc. While at Zeneca, he also held several management positions of increasing responsibility in international sales and marketing in the U.S. and U.K. Mr. O'Shea is an Executive Board member and past Chairman of the National Pharmaceutical Council and is also a Board member of Surface Logix, Inc. Mr. O'Shea is a graduate of Liverpool Lord Byron University. He received an honors degree in applied physics from the Institute of Physics.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CombinatoRx, Incorporated |
Class III Director |
Current |
| Charley's Fund, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| CombinatoRx, Incorporated |
Chairman |
Current |
| Foundation Medical Partners L.P. |
Chairman |
Current |
| CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Surface Logix, Inc. |
Board Member |
Current |
| National Pharmaceutical Council |
Executive Board Member |
Current |
| Global Life Science Ventures AG |
Vice Chairman, Sepracor Inc. |
Current |
| Sepracor Inc. |
President |
Former |
| CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
President and Chief Operating Officer, Sepracor, Inc. |
Former |
| Sepracor Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| National Pharmaceutical Council |
Chairman |
Former |
| CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Sepracor Inc. |
Vice Chairman |
Former |
| Institute of Physics |
Degree In Applied Physics |
Former |
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