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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$4.6B
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Genzyme is one of the world?s leading biotechnology companies. Its more than 11,000 employees work in countries throughout the world and are united by a common goal: to make a major positive impact on the lives of people with debilitating diseases. Since its founding in 1981, Genzyme has grown from a small start-up to a diversified enterprise with 2008 revenues of $4.6 billion. Over the past two decades Genzyme has introduced a number of breakthrough treatments in several areas of medicine, which have provided hope to patients who previously had no viable treatment options. Genzyme products are helping patients in 100 countries. Today, Genzyme continues to be driven by its commitment to patients. The company is working to develop new medicines, improve its existing therapies, secure approvals for its products around the world, and ensure that patients have access to these treatments. Genzyme, which has its headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, was chosen in 2007 to receive the National Medal of Technology, the highest honor awarded by the President of the United States for technological innovation. With many established products and services helping patients in nearly 90 countries, Genzyme is a leader in the effort to develop and apply the most advanced technologies in the life sciences. The company?s products and services are focused on rare inherited disorders, kidney disease, orthopaedics, transplant, cancer, and diagnostic testing. Genzyme?s commitment to innovation continues today with a substantial research and development program focused on these fields, as well as immune disease, infectious disease, and other areas of unmet medical need.

President & Chief Executive Officer
Henri A. Termeer
Number of Employees 11,000
Contact Information

500 Kendall St

Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142

www.genzyme.com

(617) 252-7500

NAICS Code Biological Product (except Diagnostic) Manufacturing: 325414

Recent Events

  • Notable Analyst Rating Changes 12/03: BAC, BKD, AVB, THC, RIG Upgraded; KIM, GENZ, REG, TCK...

    12/03/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Collins Stewart Downgrades Genzyme GENZ to Hold; Await Additional Execution and Clarity on Troubled Fronts

    12/03/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Snafus Open Genzyme to Rivals

    12/01/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Hapoalim Securities Initiates Coverage on Genzyme GENZ with a Hold; Pipeline Promising, But Near-Term Competition

    12/02/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • 'Black Friday' Data Weighs on Futures

    11/30/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Health Canada/Information Update: Foreign Particles Found in Certain Products From Genzyme

    11/26/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Problems at plant stall drug

    11/17/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Icahn Reports New Stakes In Genzyme, Forest Labs At Sept 30

    11/16/09 - Board Member - Leaving - View Story

  • More contamination troubles for Genzyme

    11/14/09 - Product Recall - View Story

  • FDA Warns Doctors of Contamination at Genzyme GENZ Plant; Stock Tumbles

    11/13/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Bank of America/ML Downgraded Genzyme GENZ to Underperform

    11/13/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • BioMarin BMRN Responds to News of Contamination at Genzyme GENZ Plant; Says Aldurazyme, Naglazyme Won't...

    11/13/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • Genzyme Corporation - SWOT Analysis - New Report Published

    11/12/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Dynasil Corporation Retains Carpe DM, Inc. for Investor Relations

    11/03/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • PTC Therapeutics Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Trial of ataluren (PTC124R) in Patients with Hemophilia

    10/26/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • Venture Capital Flows to Biotech as Public Financing Takes a Breather

    10/25/09 - New Investment - View Story

  • Genzyme Reports Third-Quarter Financial Results Progress Continues at Allston Manufacturing Facility

    10/21/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Genzyme launches new Gaucher drug trial

    10/20/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • BRIEF-Genzyme executive VP Earl Collier resigns

    10/15/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Vice President - View Story

News & Analysis

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Henri A. Termeer President & Chief Executive Officer
Alan E. Smith Senior Vice President, Research & Chief Scientific Officer
Jason A. Amello Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
Michael S. Wyzga Executive Vice President, Finance & Chief Financial Officer
Richard A. Moscicki Senior Vice President, Biomedical & Regulatory Affairs, & Chief Medical Officer
Roger W. Louis Senior Vice President, Healthcare & Regulatory Counsel, & Chief Compliance Officer
Thomas J. DesRosier Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Legal Officer
Zoltan Csimma Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer
David Meeker Executive Vice President, Therapeutics, Biosurgery & Transplant
Earl M. Collier Jr. Executive Vice President
Peter Wirth Executive Vice President, Legal & Corporate Development, & Secretary
Sandford D. Smith Executive Vice President & President, International Group
David D. Fleming Group Senior Vice President
James A. Geraghty Senior Vice President
Mark R. Bamforth Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations & Pharmaceuticals
Richard H. Douglas PhD Senior Vice President, Corporate Development
Donald E. Pogorzelski Vice President & President, Diagnostic Products
Gail F. Sullivan Vice President & Treasurer
John Yee Vice President, Global Medical Affairs
Bo Piela Director, Corporate Communications
Patricia A Fraser Medical Director
Alison Lawton Senior Vice President, Global Market Access
C. Ann Merrifield Senior Vice President & President, Genzyme Biosurgery
Jim Shuman Senior Vice President, Materials Management
John M. McPherson Senior Vice President & Head, Biologics Research & Development
John P. Butler Senior Vice President & President, Cardiometabolic & Renal
Mark J. Enyedy Senior Vice President & President, Oncology & Multiple Sclerosis
Mary McGrane Vice President & Senior Vice President, Government Relations
Richard Polisson Senior Vice President, Clinical Research
Ginger More Investor

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Charles L. Cooney Board of Directors
Connie Mack III Board of Directors
Douglas A. Berthiaume Board of Directors
Gail K. Boudreaux Board of Directors
Richard F. Syron Board of Directors
Robert J. Carpenter Board of Directors
Victor J. Dzau Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
ABIOMED, Inc. Chairman, CEO, and President, Genzyme Current
Genzyme Corporation President & Chief Executive Officer Current
BODY1.Com, Inc. President Current
Genzyme Corporation Chairman Current
ABIOMED, Inc. Board of Directors Current
GelTex Pharmaceuticals Board of Directors Current
Fellows, Inc. Board of Directors Current
PhRMA Board of Directors Current
Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Board of Directors Current
Biotechnology Industry Organization Board of Directors Current
Genzyme Transgenics Corporation Board of Directors Current
American Heart Association, Inc. Former
Project Hope Former
University of Virginia MBA Former

Alan Smith joined Genzyme in 1989. He has overall responsibility for the company’s science. Before Integrated Genetics was acquired by Genzyme in 1989, Dr. Smith was that company’s vice president and scientific director. Prior to joining Integrated Genetics, he was head of the Biochemistry Division of the National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, in London. Dr. Smith has also served as a member of the scientific staff at London’s Imperial Cancer Research Fund. Dr. Smith has a Ph.D. from the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England and a B.A. from Christ’s College, Cambridge, England.

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Senior Vice President, Research & Chief Scientific Officer Current
Aimbe Senior Vice President, Research and Chief Scientific Officer of Genzyme Current
Genzyme Corporation Scientific Director Former
Co-Laboratory Ph.D. Former

Jason Amello joined Genzyme in 2000. He oversees and directs all aspects of the company’s accounting operations, including the selection and implementation of significant accounting policies; valuation of assets; internal controls, processes and reporting; and external financial reporting to the Securities and Exchange Commission. He is also responsible for providing financial advisory and support services for strategic transactions and assists the company’s business units in mergers and acquisitions, product acquisition and corporate partnering transactions. Mr. Amello was vice president of strategic financial services from 2004 to 2008. From 2000 to 2004, he served as the assistant corporate controller. Prior to joining Genzyme, he worked as a certified public accountant in the business advisory and assurance practice of Deloitte & Touche LLP. Mr. Amello has a B.S. from Boston College.

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Corporate Controller & Chief Accounting Officer Current

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

Richard Moscicki joined Genzyme in 1992. He has worldwide responsibility for all aspects of clinical research, medical decisions, pharmacovigilence and regulatory.Before joining Genzyme, Dr. Moscicki was chief of immunology and allergy at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, where he continues to work as a consultant. He also served as a staff member of Massachusetts General Hospital and has been a faculty member at Harvard Medical School since 1979. Dr. Moscicki earned his B.S. and M.D. from Northwestern University.

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Senior Vice President, Biomedical & Regulatory Affairs, & Chief Medical Officer Current
Genzyme Biosurgery Senior Vice President Current
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Consultant Current
Harvard Medical School Faculty Member Current
Harvard Medical School Member Current
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Chief of Immunology and Allergy Former
Genzyme Corporation Vice President, Clinical, Medical and Regulatory Affairs Former
Genzyme Corporation Medical Director Former
Massachusetts Gen Hospital Staff Physician Former
Northwestern University M.D Former
Northwestern University B.S Former
Northwestern University Degree Former
Massachusetts General Hospital Staff Member Former

Roger Louis joined Genzyme in 1997. He is responsible for the company’s corporate compliance program and is the managing counsel for compliance and health. Prior to joining Genzyme, Mr. Louis was corporate, strategic and finance chief counsel for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts. He has also worked as an associate in the corporate and securities department at Hale and Dorr. Mr. Louis has a J.D. from the University of Chicago School of Law and a B.A. from Tufts University.

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Senior Vice President, Healthcare & Regulatory Counsel, & Chief Compliance Officer Current
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Massachusetts, Inc. Corporate, Strategic and Finance Chief Counsel Former
Genzyme Corporation Vice President, Healthcare and Regulatory Counsel Former
Tufts University B.A Former

Thomas DesRosier joined Genzyme in 1999. He is responsible for the management of the company’s legal affairs worldwide, including supervision of more than 50 internal legal professionals. Before he joined Genzyme, Mr. DesRosier was assistant general counsel for patents at American Home Products Corp., where he directed intellectual property efforts for the company’s pharmaceutical products. Mr. DesRosier has also served as vice president and chief patent counsel for Genetics Institute Inc. and held several intellectual property positions at E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Company and New England Nuclear Corp. He earned a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law and a B.A. from the University of Vermont.

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Legal Officer Current
Genzyme Biosurgery General Counsel & Senior Vice President Current
Wake Forest University J.D. Former
University of Vermont B.A. Former

Zoltan Csimma joined Genzyme in 2000. He manages Genzyme’s corporate human resources organization, and is also responsible for developing global human resources strategies and programs. Prior to joining Genzyme, Mr. Csimma was vice president of human resources at Wyeth Ayerst Research, and vice president of human resources and operations at Genetics Institute Inc. Mr. Csimma has also worked in human resources roles for Convergent Inc., Spectra Physics Inc., and General Electric Co. He received his B.A. from the California State University at San Jose.

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Senior Vice President & Chief Human Resources Officer Current
Genzyme Biosurgery Senior Vice President, HR Current

David P. Meeker, M.D. is President of the LSD (Lysosomal Storage Diseases) Therapeutics business unit of Genzyme Corporation. During his leadership of the LSD business unit, Dr. Meeker has held development responsibility for its therapeutics portfolio, and global responsibility for three marketed enzyme replacement products which have generated over one billion dollars in revenue. In addition to serving as President of the LSD unit, Dr. Meeker has served in various roles at Genzyme Corporation since joining in 1994, including Senior Vice President, Therapeutics Europe and Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs. Dr. Meeker has had extensive experience in the development and market launch of orphan drugs while at Genzyme. Prior to joining Genzyme, he served at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, initially joining in 1988 as Staff Physician for the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine and later serving as the Program Director for the Department's fellowship program. Dr. Meeker is a Fellow at the American College of Physicians (FACP) and the American College of Chest Physicians (FCCP), and has published over 50 articles in academic journals and research publications. He attended Dartmouth College and holds a M.D. from The University of Vermont. His post- doctoral training included a Fellowship in Pulmonary Medicine at Boston University, a Clinical Fellowship in Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Residency in Internal Medicine at Beth Israel Hospital Boston.

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Executive Vice President, Therapeutics, Biosurgery & Transplant Current
PRIZE4LIFE, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Penwest Pharmaceuticals, Co. Board of Directors Current
The Ohio State University Assistant Professor, Medicine Former
University of Vermont M.D. Former
Dartmouth College NA Former

Duke Collier joined Genzyme 1997 after having served as an outside lawyer for the company since 1990. He is responsible for managing Genzyme’s oncology and genetics businesses, as well as its multiple sclerosis program. Before he joined Genzyme, Mr. Collier was president of Vitas Healthcare Corporation and a partner at the Washington, D.C. law firm Hogan and Hartson. He also served as deputy administrator for the Health Care Financing Administration in Baltimore, MD, during the Carter administration. Mr. Collier earned a J.D. at the University of Virginia Law School and a B.A. at Yale University.

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Executive Vice President Current
Mg Biotherapeutics, LLC Executive Vice President, Genzyme Current
deCODE Genetics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mg Biotherapeutics, LLC Board of Directors Current
Excigen, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Incube Ventures Board of Directors Current
Pervasis Therapeutics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Vitas Healthcare Corporation President Former
Genzyme Biosurgery President Former
Health Care Financing Administration President Former
Genzyme Corporation President, Biosurgery Business Unit Former
Genzyme Biosurgery Executive Vice President, Oncology Former
Hogan & Hartson LLP Partner Former
Health Care Financing Administration Deputy Administrator Former
Health Care, Inc. Deputy Administrator Former
Genzyme Corporation Outside Lawyer Former
Health Systems Management, Inc. Deputy Administrator Former
Genzyme Corporation Board of Directors Former
Encorium Group, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Virginia School of Law J.D. Former
University of Virginia Jd Former
Yale University B.A. Former

Peter Wirth joined Genzyme in 1996 after having served as the company’s outside general counsel since 1982. He has senior management responsibility for the corporate development and legal departments. Prior to joining Genzyme, he was a partner at Palmer and Dodge, a Boston law firm, where he was head of the firm’s technology group. Mr. Wirth has a J.D. from Harvard Law School and a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin.

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Executive Vice President, Legal & Corporate Development, & Secretary Current
Genzyme Biosurgery Executive Vice President, Legal Current
EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Genzyme Corporation Chief Legal Officer Former
Palmer Dodge Inc. partner Former
Epix, Inc. Director Former
Harvard Law School J.D. Former
University of Wisconsin B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Biosurgery President, Intl Group Current
Genzyme Corporation Executive Vice President & President, International Group Current
Nventa Biopharmaceuticals Corporation Director Current
Cspi Inc. Director Current
Repligen Corporation Chief Executive Officer Former
Repligen Corporation President Former
Genzyme Corporation President, Intl Group Former
Genzyme Corporation General Manager, Specialty Therapeutics Former
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Repligen Corporation Director Former
University of Denver B.A. Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Nehi Group Senior Vice President Current
Genzyme Corporation Group Senior Vice President Current
Genzyme Biosurgery Senior Vice President Current
Healthpoint Ltd. Co-Founder Former
MassMEDIC Co-Founder Former
Baxter International Inc. General Management, Sales and Marketing Positions Former
Genzyme Diagnostics Former
Pepperdine University MBA Former
The College of Wooster BS Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Mg Biotherapeutics, LLC Senior Vice President Current
Genzyme Corporation Senior Vice President Current
Genzyme Biosurgery Senior Vice President Current
Genzyme Corporation Officer Current
Genzyme Transgenics Corporation Current
Genetix Pharmaceuticals, Inc Board of Directors Current
Mg Biotherapeutics, LLC Board of Directors Current
GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc. Director Current
Nextran Corp. CEO Former
Alkermes, Inc. Vice President Corporate Development Former
Yale Law School J.D. Former
Georgetown University B.A. Former

Mark Bamforth joined Genzyme in 1988. He is responsible for Genzyme’s global manufacturing operations and strategic capacity planning as well as the Pharmaceuticals business. Prior to 2000, Mr. Bamforth ran Genzyme’s United Kingdom operations. Before joining Genzyme, Mr. Bamforth worked as a drilling engineer in the North Sea offshore oil industry and then as a chemical engineer in the whisky industry in Scotland. Mr. Bamforth has an M.B.A. from Henley Business School and a B.Sc. Honours in chemical engineering from Strathclyde University.

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Senior Vice President, Corporate Operations & Pharmaceuticals Current
Genzyme Biosurgery Senior Vice President, Operations Current
Techforum Current
Henley Business School MBA Former
Strathclyde University B.Sc. Honours Former

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Biosurgery Senior Vice President, Corp Development Current
Genzyme Corporation Senior Vice President, Corporate Development Current
Iomai Corporation Board of Directors Current
Weill Medical College of Cornell University Professor Former
Johns Hopkins Hospital Former
Weill Medical College of Cornell University Chairman Former
University of California, Berkeley Ph.D. In Biochemistry Former
University of Michigan B.S. Former
Princeton University Former

Donald Pogorzelski joined Genzyme in 1988. He is responsible for managing all aspects of the worldwide diagnostics business unit, including Genzyme Virotech in Russelsheim, Germany, the rapid test products in San Diego, California, and facilities in Kent, United Kingdom, and Cambridge, Massachusetts. Mr. Pogorzelski’s initial responsibility at Genzyme was sales and marketing for raw materials for the domestic clinical chemistry market. Prior to joining Genzyme, he held positions in human resources, finance, and sales and marketing at Abbott Laboratories. Mr. Pogorzelski has an M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and a B.S. from Loyola University of Chicago.

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Vice President & President, Diagnostic Products Current
University of Chicago M.B.A Current
Loyola University Chicago B.S. Current
Genzyme Diagnostics President Former
Genzyme Corporation Sales and Marketing Former
Abbott Laboratories Human Resources, Finance, and Sales and Marketing Positions Former

Gail Sullivan joined Genzyme in 2007. She is responsible for Genzyme's global treasury operations, including corporate financing, cash management, risk management, and investment management. Prior to joining Genzyme, Ms. Sullivan was vice president and treasurer of The Gillette Company. She has also held various managerial and financial positions at Gillette and at Digital Equipment Corporation. Ms. Sullivan has an M.B.A. from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth and a B.A. from Dartmouth College.

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Vice President & Treasurer Current

Dr. Yee serves as Vice President, Global Medical Affairs at Genzyme Corporation in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is responsible for overseeing the Gaucher Registry, Fabry Registry, Pompe Registry and MPS-1 Registry, and other post-marketing medical activities in support of Genzyme’s portfolio of enzyme replacement therapies for lysosomal storage disorders. Previously, Dr. Yee served as a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital in Boston. He completed his undergraduate degree in the history of science at Harvard College, his medical degree at Harvard Medical School, and a master’s degree in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health. He completed his pediatric residency and fellowship training at Children’s Hospital in Boston

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Vice President, Global Medical Affairs Current
Massachusetts, Inc. Vice President, Global Medical Affairs Current
Global Organisation for Lysosomal Diseases Management Council Current
Children's Hospital Faculty Member Former
Harvard Medical School Faculty Member Former
Children's Hospital Board of Directors Former
Harvard Medical School Board of Directors Former
Harvard School of Public Health Master's Degree In Public Health Former
Harvard College Undergraduate Degree Former
Harvard Medical School Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Director, Corporate Communications Current

Patricia A. Fraser, MD, MPH completed her medical education at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, and fellowships at Robert Bent Brigham Hospital. Dr. Fraser is Medical Director, Pharmacovigilance/ Medical Affairs at Genzyme and practices rheumatology at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr Fraser is an outstanding and caring physician who cares for many people with lupus. She has a passion for learning why lupus disproportionately affects African American women. She was the recipient of a grant to look into the possible environmental factors that may trigger lupus in Roxbury, Dorchester and Mattapan and continues to seek answers to how best care for people with this disease. Dr. Fraser is Chair of the Board and serves on the Medical Advisory and Nominating committees.

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Medical Director Current
Lupus Foundation of New England, Inc Board of Trustees Current
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Former

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Biosurgery Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs Current
Genzyme Corporation Senior Vice President, Global Market Access Current
Genzyme Corporation International Regulatory Affairs Specialist Former
Genzyme Corporation Senior Vice President; Global Product Access, Quality Systems & Regulatory Affairs Former
University of London BS Former

Ann Merrifield joined Genzyme in 1992. She is responsible for managing all aspects of the orthopaedics and biosurgical specialties business units of Genzyme Biosurgery, including Synvisc and all other biomaterials products. Ms. Merrifield has also served as president of Genzyme Genetics. Prior to joining Genzyme, she was a partner at Bain and Company and an investment analyst for Aetna Life and Casualty. Ms. Merrifield has an M.B.A. from the Tuck School at Dartmouth College and a B.A. and M.Ed. from the University of Maine.

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Senior Vice President & President, Genzyme Biosurgery Current

Jim Shuman is Senior Vice President of Materials Management at Genzyme Corporation, one of the world's leading biotechnology companies. Genzyme's products and services help patients in more than 80 countries. The company is focused on rare inherited disorders, kidney disease, orthopedics, cancer, transplant and immune diseases, and diagnostic testing. Jim joined Genzyme in 1996, and has played a key role in developing the company's materials management organization. He was involved in establishing a global standard for the company's enterprise resource planning system, which is used to run all of Genzyme's manufacturing plants. In his current role, Jim has global responsibility for the management of the purchasing, distribution, logistics, and planning functions for all of Genzyme's business units. He oversees these functions in 10 manufacturing plants in the U.S. and Europe, and directs a staff of more than 125 people. Prior to joining Genzyme, Jim spent 19 years with Digital Equipment Corporation in a number of increasingly responsible materials, purchasing and operations roles. His responsibilities at DEC included the functional oversight of plants in the U.S. and Asia. Jim has a B.A. in economics from Buffalo State College.

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Senior Vice President, Materials Management Current
Grainger Center Board of Directors Current
Buffalo State College B.A. In Economics Former

John McPherson joined Genzyme in 1989. He directs scientific research programs focused on development and commercialization of cell and protein-based therapeutic products. Before he came to Genzyme, Dr. McPherson was director of protein chemistry at Integrated Genetics. He also worked for Collagen Corporation, and was research project leader for their soft tissue wound healing program. Dr. McPherson had a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He has a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of California, Davis. He also has a M.A. from the University of California, Davis and a B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley.

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Senior Vice President & Head, Biologics Research & Development Current
Collagen Corporation Research Project Leader Former
University of California, Davis Ph.D Former
University of California, Davis M.A Former
University of California, Berkeley BA Former
University of Washington School of Medicine Post-Doctoral Fellowship Former

John Butler joined Genzyme in 1997 as product manager for Renagel. His current responsibilities include leading the company's renal, endocrine, and cardiovascular businesses. This includes managing the commercial products Renagel, Renvela, Thyrogen, Hectorol, and Cholestagel as well as the development of Genzyme’s cardiometabolic and renal portfolio. Mr. Butler has also served as vice president of strategic planning, vice president of Renagel Europe, and senior vice president and general manager of the renal business unit. Prior to joining Genzyme, he worked in sales and marketing at Amgen Inc. Mr. Butler has an M.B.A. from Baruch College and a B.A. from Manhattan College.

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Senior Vice President & President, Cardiometabolic & Renal Current
Genzyme Corporation Vice President, Renagel Europe Former
Genzyme Corporation Product Manager for Renagel Former
Amgen Inc. Sales and Marketing Positions Former
Renagel Former
Baruch College M.B.A Former
Manhattan College B.A. Former

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Oncology, Inc. President, Oncology & Multiple Sclerosis Current
Genzyme Corporation Senior Vice President & President, Oncology & Multiple Sclerosis Current

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Biosurgery Vice President Current
Genzyme Corporation Vice President & Senior Vice President, Government Relations Current
Rhone-Poulenc Rorer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Head, Government Relations Department Former
The Catholic University of America J.D. Former
Drew University M.A Former

Richard Polisson joined Genzyme in 1997. He manages the corporate clinical trials for programs in osteoarthritis, cartilage repair, tissue engineering, surgical wound repair, transplantation, immune mediated diseases, diagnostics, and neurologic disease. Polisson has formal training in the quantitative methods of clinical investigation, and has 28 years of experience in patient-orientated and translational research in academia, industry and at the National Institutes of Health. Before joining Genzyme, he was Clinical Director of the Arthritis Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School

Organization Position Status
Genzyme Corporation Senior Vice President, Clinical Research Current

Charles L. Cooney, Ph.D. is professor of chemical and biochemical engineering in the department of chemical engineering, faculty director of the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation and co-director of the Program on the Pharmaceutical Industry at MIT. Dr. Cooney's research interests span a broad range of topics in biochemical engineering and pharmaceutical manufacturing. He is a director of Genzyme Corp., BioProcessors and Biocon Ltd.

Organization Position Status
Microbia, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Genzyme Corporation Board of Directors Current
Polypore International, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Biocon Limited Board of Directors Current

Organization Position Status
Liberty Partners, L.P. Partner Current
Liberty Partners, L.P. Senior Policy Advisor Current
Darden Restaurants, Inc. Senior Policy Advisor, King & Spalding Llp Current
King & Spalding LLP Senior Policy Advisor Current
Moody's Corporation Board Director Current
Darden Restaurants, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Mutual, Inc. Director Current
Genzyme Corporation Board of Directors Current
Mutual of America Life Insurance Company Board of Directors Current
EXACT Sciences Corporation Board of Directors Current
National Institutes of Health Member Current
State of Florida.Com United States Senator Former
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc Chairman, Board Former
Genzyme Corporation Nominating, Governance Committee Chairman Former
Genzyme Corporation Board Director Former
University of Florida BS in Business Administration Former

Organization Position Status
Beh Technology Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Current
Waters Corporation President & Chief Executive Officer Current
Waters Corporation Chairman Current
Genzyme Corporation Board of Directors Current
Millipore Corporation President, Waters Chromatography Division Former
Genzyme Corporation Chairman Former

Gail Boudreaux joined UnitedHealth Group in May 2008 as an executive vice president and as president of UnitedHealthcare. Boudreaux was formerly executive vice president of Health Care Services Corporation (HCSC) and prior to that served as president of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois, a division of HCSC. Before joining HCSC she held various positions at Aetna, including senior vice president of Aetna Group Insurance and vice president of Customer Service.

Organization Position Status
United Healthcare Services, Inc. President Current
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated President, Commercial Markets Group & Executive Vice President Current
Dental Network of America Inc. Director Current
Genzyme Corporation Board of Directors Current
Blue Cross & Blue Shield Association president Former
Health Care Service Corporation President Former
Health Care Service Corporation Executive Vice President for External Operations Former
Aetna Inc. Leadership Positions Former

Organization Position Status
Freddie Mac Foundation Board of Directors Current
Genzyme Corporation Board of Directors Current
Thermo Electron Corporation President & Chief Executive Officer Former
The American Stock Exchange LLC Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Former
Freddie Mac Chief Executive Officer Former
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston President Former
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston President Former
U.S. Treasury Department Deputy Assistant Secretary Former
Boston College Chairman Former
Freddie Mac Chairman Former
Thermo Electron Corporation Chairman Former
Boston College Board of Trustees Former
Freddie Mac Board of Directors Former
McKesson Corporation Board of Directors Former
Tufts University PhD, Economics Former
Tufts University Master's Degree, Economics Former
Boston College Bachelor's Degree, Economics Former

Organization Position Status
GelTex Pharmaceuticals CEO Current
Peptimmune, Inc. Executive Chairman Current
Hydra Biosciences, Inc. Chairman Current
Genzyme Corporation Board of Directors Current
Genzyme Corporation CEO Former
Genzyme Corporation President Former
GelTex Pharmaceuticals President Former
Peptimmune, Inc. President Former
Genzyme Corporation Executive Vice President Former
GelTex Pharmaceuticals Founder Former
Genzyme Corporation Chairman Director Former
Peptimmune, Inc. Senior Executive Former
GelTex Pharmaceuticals Chairman Former
Harvard Business School Mba Former
Stanford University Master's In Computer Science Former
United States Military Academy Bs Degree Former

Organization Position Status
Duke University Health System Chief Executive Officer Current
Duke University Chief Executive Officer, Health System & Chancellor, Health Affairs Current
Kearny Venture Partners Senior Advisor Current
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company Consultant Current
Merck & Co. Inc. Consultant Current
Novartis AG Consultant Current
Tengion, Inc. Current
PepsiCo, Inc. Board of Directors Current
AtheroGenics, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Medtronic, Inc. Board of Directors Current
Hypertension Online Board of Directors Current
Genzyme Corporation Board of Directors Current
National Academy of Sciences Member Current
European Academy of Sciences Member Current
Duke University President Former
Brigham & Women's Hospital Physician in Chief & Director of Research Former
Harvard Medical School Hersey Professor, Theory and Practice of Physic (Medicine) Former
Stanford University Professor Former
National Institutes of Health Chairman Former
Harvard Medical School Chairman, Department of Medicine Former
Bg Medicine, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Training Former
McGill University MD Former

Ginger M. More is currently a Special Limited Partner of Oak Investment Partners ( Oak ) and had been a General Partner or Managing Member since 1980. Oak has raised ten venture capital partnerships with a total of $4.2 billion in committed capital. Oak has sponsored over 350 companies with aggregate annual revenues in excess of $100 billion. Oak s most recent fund, Oak X, was closed on February 28, 2001 with a total capitalization of $1.6 billion. Ginger joined Oak at its inception in 1978 after ten years at Wright Investor's Service. She has sponsored investments in and/or served on the boards of numerous healthcare and information technology companies including the following publicly-traded companies, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Alkermes, Inc., Compaq Computer Corporation, Dyax Corporation, Esperion Therapeutics, Inc., Genzyme Corporation, Octel Communications Corporation, OraPharma, Inc., Osteotech Inc., Pharmacopeia, Inc. and Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Ginger studied Mathematics at the University of Bridgeport and became a Chartered Financial Analyst in 1978.

Organization Position Status
Kbl Healthcare, Inc. Special Limited Partner of Oak Investment Partners Current
Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals Inc Current
Stratus Inc Current
Tengion, Inc. Board of Directors Current
University of Connecticut Board of Directors Current
Uconn R&D Corporation Board of Directors Current
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. Investor Current
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Investor Current
Osteotech, Inc. Investor Current
Dyax Corp. Investor Current
Orapharma, Inc. Investor Current
Alkermes, Inc. Investor Current
Compaq Computers Investor Current
Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery Inc. Investor Current
Genzyme Corporation Investor Current
Octel Communications Investor Current
Oak Investment Partners Founder Former
University of Bridgeport Chartered Financial Analyst Former
Winthrop Corporation Former
Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. Board of Directors Former
Sopherion, Inc. Board of Directors Former
University of Bridgeport Mathematics Former

Executive News

  • Targeted Genetics Corporation (TGEN) Announces the Sale of Manufacturing Assets to Genzyme Corporation (GENZ) for $7 Million 9/9/2009

    BioSpace - 9/09/09 - View Story

  • Targeted Genetics Corporation Announces the Sale of Manufacturing Assets to Genzyme Corporation

    Reuters - 9/09/09 - View Story

  • Targeted Genetics Corporation Announces the Sale of Manufacturing

    Market Wire via MSN Money - 9/09/09 - View Story

  • Mortgage Bankers Association Proposal: Foxes Guarding the Henhouse

    Seeking Alpha - 9/04/09 - View Story

  • Ten Most Ignominious Reassurances from the Great Recession

    Seeking Alpha - 9/04/09 - View Story

  • FDA To Genzyme Corporation (GENZ) (JOBS): Cancer Trial Is 'Insufficient' 9/2/2009

    BioSpace - 9/03/09 - View Story

  • FDA to Genzyme: Cancer trial is 'insufficient'

    Boston Business Journal - 9/02/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 3-U.S. panel rejects Genzyme leukemia drug study

    Reuters - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Randomized Trial to Support Proposed Indication for Clolar in...

    Forbes.com - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • FDA Advisory Committee Recommends Randomized Trial to Support Proposed Indication for Clolar in Adult AML

    Business Wire - 9/01/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 2-Europe inspectors cite Genzyme plant deficiencies

    Reuters - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 2-Europe inspectors cite Genzyme plant deficiencies

    Forbes.com - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • Europe inspectors cite Genzyme plant deficiencies

    CNN Money - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-Europe inspectors cite Genzyme plant deficiencies

    Reuters - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • UPDATE 1-Europe inspectors cite Genzyme plant deficiencies

    Forbes.com - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • Genzyme drugs debacle may hurt company for years

    Reuters - 8/28/09 - View Story

  • FDA Advisory Committee to Discuss Genzymes Clolar for Adult AML on September 1

    Business Wire - 8/28/09 - View Story

  • Let the race begin

    Boston Globe - 8/21/09 - View Story

  • UnitedHealth exec. No. 54 on Forbes Most Powerful Women list

    The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal - 8/20/09 - View Story

  • Genzyme to discard drug’s raw materials

    Boston Globe - 8/11/09 - View Story

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