Decision Makers
Board of Directors
Mr. Pien is the Chairman of our Board and our President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to joining us in June 2007, Mr. Pien was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Chiron Corporation, a biopharmaceutical company involved in three healthcare markets: blood testing, vaccines, and biopharmaceuticals, from April 2003 until Chiron's merger with Novartis in April 2006. From April 2006 to June 2007, Mr. Pien performed consulting services. He joined Chiron from GlaxoSmithKline, where he held roles in commercial operations and general management, including positions as the head of the international business. Mr. Pien previously held key positions in SmithKline Beecham's pharmaceuticals business in the United States, the United Kingdom, and North Asia, culminating in his tenure as President, Pharmaceuticals-North America and head of the worldwide pharmaceutical and vaccines businesses. Prior to joining SmithKline Beecham, he worked for six years for Abbott Laboratories and five years for Merck & Co., in positions of sales, market research, licensing and product management. Mr. Pien is a Massachusetts Institute of Technology graduate and received an M.B.A. from Carnegie-Mellon University. Mr. Pien currently serves as a director of ViroPharma Incorporated and Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc., each a publicly traded biotechnology company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Phillystocks.Com |
Director |
Current |
| SmithKline Beecham Corporation |
President |
Former |
| ViroPharma Incorporated |
Director |
Current |
| Massachusetts, Inc. |
B.S. Degree |
Former |
Mr. Schade is our Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration, and Chief Financial Officer. In addition, Mr. Schade is responsible for Technical Operations, as well as Business Development. Mr. Schade joined us in October 2000. Prior to joining us, Mr. Schade was a Managing Director of Merrill Lynch & Co. Mr. Schade was employed by Merrill Lynch from March 1992 until October 2000 and was involved in Merrill Lynch's international capital markets and corporate funding groups. Mr. Schade is a graduate of Princeton University and received an M.B.A. degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Schade is a director of Integra LifeSciences Corporation, a publicly traded medical technology company.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Medarex, Inc. |
CFO & Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration |
Current |
| Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. |
Managing Director |
Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania |
M.B.A. Degree |
Former |
| Princeton University |
A.B. Degree |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Medarex, Inc. |
General Counsel, Senior Vice President & Secretary |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Informedix, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Product Development, Medarex |
Current |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Product Development |
Current |
| 03.Tilt |
Senior Vice President, Product Development, Medarex |
Current |
| The Bone |
Vice President and Global Head |
Former |
| Lederle Laboratories |
Deputy Director of Clinical Research |
Former |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Manager |
Former |
| GlaxoSmithKline Plc |
|
Former |
| Warwick University |
M.B.A. Degree |
Former |
Dr. Pepin is our Senior Vice President, Business Development. Dr. Pepin joined us in August 2000 as Vice President, Business Development. Prior to joining us, Dr. Pepin was Executive Director, External Science and Technology at the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. Dr. Pepin was employed by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. from March 1990 until July 2000 and was responsible for the licensing of new technologies and establishing research collaborations. Dr. Pepin is a graduate of Tufts University and received a Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics from Georgetown University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Business Dev |
Current |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Company |
|
Former |
| Georgetown University |
Ph.D. in Molecular Genetics |
Former |
| Tufts University |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Human Resources |
Current |
| McNeese State University |
|
Former |
| Subaru Inc |
|
Former |
| Antioch College |
M.A. In Organizational Psychology |
Former |
| Penn State |
B.A. |
Former |
Ms. Bartels is our Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Ms. Bartels joined us in October 2007. Prior to joining us, Ms. Bartels was most recently Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Chiron Corporation from August 2004 until April 2006, when it was acquired by Novartis. Prior to joining Chiron, Ms. Bartels served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation from 1999 through August 2004, where she was responsible for all legal, and compliance functions for the US businesses. Before that, she spent 11 years at SmithKline Beecham Corporation (currently GlaxoSmithKline) from 1988 through 1999, serving in various capacities in the legal department, culminating in the position of Vice President and Associate General Counsel, Legal Operations North America. Ms. Bartels is a graduate of Bryn Mawr College and received a J.D. from the University of Virginia.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Senior Vice President |
Current |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation |
Senior Vice President |
Former |
| SmithKline Beecham Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| SmithKline Beecham Corporation |
Associate General Counsel |
Former |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation |
General Counsel |
Former |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Corporation |
Secretary |
Former |
| University of Virginia |
J.D. |
Former |
| Bryn Mawr College |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Strategy |
Current |
| Cooley Godward Llp |
associate |
Former |
| Yale Law School |
J.D. degree |
Former |
| Brown University |
|
Former |
Deanna Dietl is our Vice President of Human Resources. Ms. Dietl assumed this role in March 2009, after serving as our Senior Director of Human Resources from July 2005 through February 2009, our Director of Human Resources from February 2003 through June 2005 and in various other roles, including Manager of Corporate Development, since joining Medarex in February 1997. Ms. Dietl holds a B.S. in Finance from Rutgers University, School of Business and is currently pursuing an M.B.A. from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey.
Dr. Lonberg is our Senior Vice President, Scientific Director. Dr. Lonberg joined GenPharm International, Inc. in 1990 as a Senior Scientist and was promoted to Director, Molecular Biology in 1994. Mr. Lonberg joined us on October 21, 1997 upon our acquisition of GenPharm. Prior to joining GenPharm, Dr. Lonberg was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, New York. He received a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Harvard University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Scientific Director |
Current |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Vice President |
Former |
| Harvard University |
Ph.D. In Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Professor, Healthcare Systems, Insurance and Risk Management |
Current |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Abhijeet J. Lele has served as a director since April 2004. Mr. Lele is a General Partner of EGS Healthcare Capital Partners, a venture capital firm based in Rowayton, Connecticut, focusing on investments in medical device, biopharmaceutical and specialty pharmaceutical companies. He joined EGS in 1998, after spending four years in the health care practice of McKinsey & Company. Before McKinsey, Mr. Lele held operating positions with Lederle Laboratories, Progenics Pharmaceuticals and Clontech Laboratories. He is currently a director of EP MedSystems, CryoCath Technologies, OptiScan Biomedical and Ekos Corporation. Mr. Lele received his M.A. in molecular biology from Cambridge University and his M.B.A. with distinction from Cornell University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Chairman |
Current |
| Covance, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Centralized Ecg |
Director |
Current |
| Cardiac Safety |
Director |
Current |
| Sternberger Monoclonals Inc.(Smi) |
Director |
Current |
| Nektar Therapeutics |
Director |
Current |
| Six Sigma Companies |
Director |
Current |
| Genmab A/S |
Director |
Current |
| Panacos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Roche |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Medarex, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Roche |
President |
Former |
| Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Interim President |
Former |
| Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Former |
| Humana Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Rutgers University |
MBA Degrees |
Former |
| Rutgers University |
B.S. |
Former |
Ronald Saldarini, Ph.D., Subsequent to his retirement in 1999 as President of the global vaccine business of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals (1986-1999), Dr. Saldarini founded Biological Initiatives, a private consulting firm providing service to the vaccine/pharmaceutical industry. He has consulted for several vaccine and investment companies. He serves as Chairman of the Board for Medavante, a Princeton, NJ healthcare company. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Medarex and Community Blood Services, Inc. of Oradell, NJ. He was the Chairman of Idun Pharmaceuticals until its sale to Pfizer, Inc. in 2005, Therion Biologics until 2006 and Alphavax (2006). He is an associate at Naimark & Associates, consultants to the healthcare industry. Dr. Saldarini has served as a consultant to the Institute of Medicine, the Malaria Vaccine Initiative, and has been a member of several committees/boards as the National Vaccine Advisory Committee, the Blue Ribbon Search Committee for the Selection of the FDA Commissioner, the Board of Trustees for the National Foundation of Infectious Disease, the Immunization Advisory Council of the New York Department of Health and Corporate Council for the Children's Health Fund. Dr. Saldarini has a B.A. degree from Drew University and a Ph.D. from the University of Kansas.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Medavante Inc |
Chairman of the Board |
Current |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Denotes Chair |
Current |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Hawaii Biotech, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Idun Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| University of Kansas |
Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry and Physiology |
Former |
| Drew University |
B.A. Degree |
Former |
Mr. Schaller is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Celldex and became a Director of Celldex in November 2006. Mr. Schaller has been a Director of Medarex, Inc. since its inception in 1987 and served as Chairman of the Medarex Board of Directors from 1987 - 1997. Since 1989, Mr. Schaller has been a chemical industry development consultant and, until June 2002, he served as a director of AstroPower, Inc., a major U.S. manufacturer of photovoltaic (PV) products, now part of General Electric. Mr. Schaller is a chemical engineering graduate of Yale University and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Program for Management Development.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| CELLDEX THERAPEUTICS, INC. |
Chair of Board |
Current |
| Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. |
Chair of Board |
Current |
| Avant LLC |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Current |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Astropower, Inc. |
Director |
Former |
| Yale University |
|
Former |
| Harvard Business School |
|
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Reliant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Vice Chairman & Vice President |
Current |
| Bay City Capital LLC |
Managing Director |
Current |
| Via Pharmaceuticals |
Managing Director, Bay City Capital |
Current |
| Bay City Capital LLC |
founder |
Current |
| Via Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Incyte Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Bioseek, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Via Pharmaceuticals |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Galileo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Loyola Marymount University |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Craves |
Founder |
Former |
| Creative BioMolecules, Inc. |
Co-Founder |
Former |
| Burrill & Company |
Founder |
Former |
| Creative BioMolecules, Inc. |
Chairman of the Board |
Former |
| NeoRx Corporation |
Director |
Former |
| The University of California, San Francisco |
PhD in Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Former |
| University of California, San Francisco |
PhD In Pharmacology and Toxicology |
Former |
| Georgetown University |
BS In Biology |
Former |
Since 1993, Dr. Vida has been a self-employed pharmaceutical consultant with VIDA International Pharmaceutical Consultants.
From 1975 until his retirement in 1993, Dr. Vida held various positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb and its predecessors. From 1991 to 1993, Dr. Vida was Vice President, Business Development, Licensing and Strategic Planning, and from 1985 to 1991, he was Vice President, Licensing.
Dr. Vida serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Medarex, Inc., Orphan Medical, Inc., Albachem Ltd., (UK), Advanced Life Sciences, Inc., FibroGen, Inc., OsteoScreen, Inc., SWITCH Biotech AG (Germany), and YM Biosciences, Inc. (Canada).
Dr. Vida graduated from Pazmany Peter University, Budapest, Hungary, holds an M.S. and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Carnegie Institute of Technology, was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University, and holds an M.B.A. from Columbia University.
Dr. Rubin has served as our President and Chief Executive since October 2007, and. has been a Director of Titan Pharmaceuticals since November 2007 until February 2007, Dr. Rubin served as Head of Global Research and Development for Bayer Schering Pharma, as well as a member of the Executive Committee of Bayer Healthcare and the Board of Management of Bayer Schering Pharma. Prior to the merger of Bayer Pharmaceuticals and Schering AG in June 2006, Dr. Rubin was a member of the Executive Board of Schering AG since joining such company in October 2003, as well as Chairman of Schering Berlin Inc. and President of Berlex Pharmaceuticals, a division of Schering AG. From 1990 until August 2003, Dr. Rubin was employed by GlaxoSmithKline where he held positions of responsibility in global clinical and commercial development overseeing programs in the United States, Europe, Asia and Latin America. From 2001 through 2003, he was Senior Vice President of Global Clinical Pharmacology & Discovery Medicine. Dr. Rubin holds an M.D. from Cornell University Medical College. Dr. Rubin currently serves on the Board of Directors of Medarex, Inc.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Current |
| Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Chair of Board |
Current |
| Surface Logix, Inc. |
Member of the Board of Management and Head, Research and Development at Bayer Schering Pharma Ag |
Current |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Schering AG |
President |
Former |
| Schering AG |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| Weill Medical College of Cornell University |
M.D. |
Former |
| Schering AG |
member |
Former |
Patricia Danzon is a Research Associate in the NBER's Program on Health Care and the Celia Moh Professor at The Wharton School of Management, University of Pennsylvania. She is also Chair of the Health Care Systems Department and a Professor in the Department of Insurance and Risk Management at Wharton. Danzon received a B.A. from Oxford University, England, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago. She has previously held faculty positions at Duke University and a visiting position at the University of Chicago. Danzon is a member of the Institute of Medicine and the National Academy of Social Insurance. She has served as a consultant to the World Bank, the European Commission, the New Zealand Treasury, the Asian Development Bank, and U.S. Agency for International Development, the Institute for Civil Justice, the Alliance of American Insurers, and others. She is an Associate Editor of the Journal of Health Economics and the International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics. She has published widely in scholarly journals on a broad range of subjects related to medical care, pharmaceuticals, insurance, and the economics of law. She also serves on the board of Medarex, Inc. and on the Advisory Board of the NIH Fogarty Institute. In her spare time, she is an avid photographer and an active participant in the Chester County camera club (see patriciadanzonphoto.com).
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Medarex, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
Mr. Dinerstein is currently Chairman of Crossbow Ventures, Inc. and served as the Global Co-Chair and New York Chair of the Financial Institutions Practice at Greenberg Traurig, LLP, an international law firm, from August 2006 through July 2008. Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Mr. Dinerstein held various positions at UBS Investment Bank, including Vice Chairman, Americas, and Senior Corporate Counsel (from 2005 to 2006) and Managing Director and Global General Counsel (from 2000 to 2004). Prior to joining UBS in 1991, Mr. Dinerstein was Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Shearson Lehman Brothers. From 1979 through 1987, he was a Vice President and the General Counsel of Citicorp's Investment Bank.Mr. Dinerstein received a B.A., cum laude, from Harvard University and a J.D. from the University of Michigan. He also is a graduate of the Wharton Executive Development Program.
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