Decision Makers
Board of Directors
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
President and CEO |
Current |
| University of New Orleans |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| University of South Alabama |
Bachelor of Science In Mathematics |
Former |
David H. Kirske joined us in July 2004 and serves as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From June 2001 to December 2003, Mr. Kirske served as a financial consultant to a number of public and privately held companies, as well as several not-for-profit entities. From January 1999 to June 2001, he was the Corporate Controller for F5 Networks, a leading provider of integrated Internet traffic management solutions. Mr. Kirske was the Corporate Controller and Treasurer for Redhook Brewery, a specialty manufacturer of craft beers, from 1993 to January 1999. He serves on the Board of Directors of FareStart, a not-for-profit entity. Mr. Kirske holds a BA in Business Administration from the University of Puget Sound.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Current |
| Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. |
Corporate Controller |
Former |
| F5 Networks, Inc. |
Corporate Controller |
Former |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Financial Consultant |
Former |
| Craft Brewers Alliance, Inc. |
Treasurer |
Former |
| University of Puget Sound |
Ba In Business Administration |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dermaskin Consultants |
President and General Manager |
Current |
| Rodan Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Rodan & Fields, LLC. |
President and General Manager |
Current |
| Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Chief Operating Officer |
Current |
| Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. |
Vice President |
Current |
| Rodan Inc. |
General Manager |
Current |
| Matrixx Initiatives, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Nu Skin Enterprises, Inc. |
member |
Current |
| Nu Skin, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Johnson & Johnson |
Vice President of Professional Marketing |
Former |
| Nu Skin, Inc. |
Vice President of Marketing |
Former |
| Neutrogena Corporation |
Vice President |
Former |
| Johnson & Johnson |
Executive Director over Skin Care Ventures |
Former |
| Temple University |
M.B.A. |
Former |
| The Ohio State University |
B.S. |
Former |
Timothy Falla, Ph.D. is our Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer. Dr. Falla joined the Company as Chief Scientific Officer in June 2001 and was appointed as a Vice President in December 2001. He is responsible for developing the Company's science and technology and for its application to clinical and non-clinical product candidates. Prior to joining the Company, Dr. Falla was employed by IntraBiotics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company developing novel antibacterial and antifungal drugs for the prevention or treatment of serious infectious diseases. As Principal Scientist he led a multi-disciplinary scientific research team focused on antibacterial drug discovery and development. Prior to his tenure with IntraBiotics Dr. Falla held research associate positions at the University of British Columbia and The Antimicrobial Research Centre at the University of Leeds. Dr. Falla received his Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Biology from the University of Wales in 1989, and obtained his Ph.D. in the Molecular Biology of Infectious Disease from Oxford University and the University of Wales in 1993.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer |
Current |
| Ardea Biosciences, Inc.De |
Principal Scientist |
Former |
| University of British Columbia |
Research Associate |
Former |
| University of Oxford |
Ph.D. |
Former |
| University of Wales |
Ph.D. In Molecular Biology and Infectious Disease |
Former |
| University of Wales |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Applied Biology |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Vice President, Marketing and Business Development |
Current |
| Cosmetic Executive Women, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Dermadoctor |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| PhotoMedex, Inc. |
Vice President, Marketing |
Former |
| Procyte Corporation |
Vice President of Marketing |
Former |
| Seattle University |
B.S. in nursing |
Former |
Jeffrey A. Miller, PhD, 56, is the CEO and fund manager and has guided the Sector Rotation Fund throughout its exceptional history. Through his years of experience in trading options, futures, and equities, Jeff has come to be regarded as an expert in interpreting the effect of news on the markets and individual stocks. Since he worked for nearly ten years as a researcher and forecaster, he has a deep understanding of how the NewArc models work. He trades the models effectively and knows when to intervene. Before beginning his financial career in October 1987, Jeff was a college professor who worked extensively with quantitative modeling of sophisticated state and local tax issues. This background helps him to trade the models effectively and to teach other members of the team.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Newarc Investments, Inc |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Chairperson |
Current |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| University of Michigan |
Ph.D In Political Science |
Former |
| Newarc Investments, Inc |
Owner |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Professor and Chairman, Department of Dermatology at Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| First-Options |
President |
Former |
| First-Options |
Chief Operating Officer |
Former |
| St. John's University |
B.S. In Accounting |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Inimex Corp |
Co-Founder |
Current |
| Inimex Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Co-Founder of Inimex, Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at the Ubc |
Current |
| Inimex Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Academy of Microbiology |
Fellow |
Former |
Daniel O. Wilds , is our president and chief executive officer. From 1998 to July 2003, Mr. Wilds served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing immunotherapy products that safely generate and enhance immune system responses to effectively treat cancer. From 1997 to 1998, Mr. Wilds served as president and chief executive officer of Shiloov Biotechnologies (USA), Inc. From 1992 to 1996, Mr. Wilds served as president and chief executive officer of Adeza Biomedical Corporation, prior to which he served as president and chief executive officer of Medisense, Inc. and president of Baxter's Chemotherapy Service. Mr. Wilds has also served as president and chief operating officer of Travenol-Genentech, Inc., a joint venture between Baxter International and Genentech, Inc., and has held other domestic and international senior management positions in the biomedical and biopharmaceutical fields. Mr. Wilds currently serves on the board of directors of Helix BioMedix, Inc. Mr. Wilds holds a B.A. from California State University, Los Angeles and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Scolr Pharma, Inc. |
Chief Executive Officer |
Current |
| Scolr Pharma, Inc. |
President |
Current |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Scolr Pharma, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Adeza Biomedical Corporation |
CEO |
Former |
| Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. |
CEO |
Former |
| Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Adeza Biomedical Corporation |
President |
Former |
| Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. |
Chairman |
Former |
| Northwestern University |
MBA |
Former |
| California State University |
BA |
Former |
| University of Oxford |
Degree |
Former |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Member |
Former |
David M. O Connor has served as a member of our board of directors since March 2006. Since 1998, Mr. O Connor has been a consultant with Westfield Consultants Group, an independent business consulting firm. From 1992 to 1998, Mr. O Connor was the President and a member of the board of directors of Merle Norman Cosmetics International, and prior to that he served as an executive officer of InterCare Medical Group & Emergency Department Physicians Medical Group, Visage Beaute Cosmetics, and Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. In addition, Mr. O Connor served as the Chairman of the board of directors of the Robert F. Kennedy Medical Center and as President and a member of the board of directors of the Beauty Industry West Trade Association. Mr. O Connor holds a B.S. from the University of Oregon and an M.H.A. from the University of Southern California.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. |
Executive Officer |
Former |
| Robert F. Kennedy Medical Center |
Chairman of The Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Oregon |
B.S. |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Futurecatalyst |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. |
Vice President of Marketing |
Former |
| Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. |
Founder |
Former |
| Merle Norman Cosmetics, Inc. |
Executive Officer |
Former |
| Robert F. Kennedy Medical Center |
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Former |
| University of Oregon |
B.S. |
Former |
Randall L-W. Caudill, D.Phil., was elected to our board of directors in December 2001. Dr. Caudill is the founder and president of Dunsford Hill Capital Partners, a financial consulting firm serving early-stage health care and technology companies. Dunsford Hill Capital Partners provided financial and management services to the Company in 2000 to 2003. From 1987 to 1997 Dr. Caudill was employed by Prudential Securities where he established and headed the firma s San Francisco investment banking practice. He also served as head of Prudentiala s Mergers and Acquisitions Department and was Co-head of Prudentiala s Investment Bank. Dr. Caudill currently serves on the boards of SCOLR Inc. and Ramgen Power Systems, Inc., as well as a number of not-for profit entities. He received a mastera s degree in Public and Private Management from Yale University and a doctoral degree from Oxford University where he was a Rhodes Scholar.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Procyte Corporation |
President and Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Orthofix Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Procyte Corporation |
Chairman |
Former |
| Drexel University |
MBA |
Former |
| Villanova University |
Bachelor of Science, Economics |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Procyte Corporation |
Chief Executive Officer |
Former |
| Orthofix Inc. |
President |
Former |
| Procyte Corporation |
President |
Former |
| PhotoMedex, Inc. |
Executive Vice President |
Former |
| Procyte Corporation |
Chairman |
Former |
| Drexel University |
M.B.A. In Finance |
Former |
| Villanova University |
B.S. In Economics |
Former |
John Fiddes, Ph.D. was appointed to serve as a Class II member of our board of directors in March 2003. He was the Vice President of Research, Health Care for Genencor International, Inc., a diversified biotechnology company that develops products and services for the bioproducts and health care markets from 2003 to 2004. Dr. Fiddes is the former CEO of Tao Biosciences, LLC, where he served during 2002. From 1994-2001 Dr. Fiddes held executive positions at IntraBiotics Pharmaceuticals, Inc., serving as Vice President of Research and Development and subsequently Chief Technical Officer and Vice President of Preclinical Research. Dr. Fiddes also serves on the board of directors for Asilomar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dr. Fiddes received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Molecular Biology from the University of Edinburgh, and his Doctorate Degree from King's College at Cambridge University in 1977. He did postdoctoral research as a Research Fellow at the University of California, San Francisco.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Ardea Biosciences, Inc.De |
Vice President of Research and Development and Chief |
Former |
| Genencor International, Inc. |
Vice President of Research |
Former |
| University of California, San Francisco |
Fellow |
Former |
| Asilomar Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Former |
| King's College |
Doctorate Degree |
Former |
| Cambridge University |
Doctorate Degree |
Former |
| University of Edinburgh |
Bachelor of Science Degree In Molecular Biology |
Former |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Member |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| VaxGen, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Scolr Pharma, Inc. |
Member of the Board |
Current |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| The First Boston Corporation |
vice president |
Former |
| Morgan Grenfell |
Executive Director |
Former |
| Pru-One Inc. |
co-head |
Former |
| Morgan Grenfell |
Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions |
Former |
| University of Oxford |
doctorate of philosophy while a Rhodes Scholar |
Former |
| Yale University |
Master's Degree In Public and Private Management |
Former |
Richard M. Cohen. Mr. Cohen became a member of our Board of Directors in August 2007 and is Chairperson of the Audit Committee. Since 1996, he has been the President of Richard M. Cohen Consultants, a financial services consulting company that accepts engagements from public and private companies to assist with their corporate governance and corporate finance needs. Since 2003 Mr. Cohen has served as a director of Dune Energy, Inc., a publicly traded energy company (AMEX: DNE) for which he served as chief financial officer from November 2003 to April 2005. He is also currently serving as corporate secretary of Dune. Since February 2006, Mr. Cohen has served as a director of Helix Biomedix Inc. (OTCBB: HXBM.OB) and as the Chief Financial Officer of ABC Funding Inc. (OTCBB: AFDG.OB). Since July 2007, Mr. Cohen has served as a director of Universal Travel Group (OTCBB:UTVG.OB), which provides domestic and international air ticketing, hotel reservations, tourism services and freight forwarding services across China. From 1984 through 1992, Mr. Cohen was an investment banker at Henry Ansbacher, Furman Selz, where he specialized in mergers & acquisitions, public equity offerings, and restructurings. From 1980 through 1983, Mr. Cohen was a vice president of corporate development at Macmillan, Inc. Mr. Cohen is a certified public accountant (New York State). He received a B.S. from The University of Pennsylvania (Wharton) in 1973 and an M.B.A. from Stanford University in 1975.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rodman & Renshaw, LLC |
Director & Chairperson of Audit Committee |
Current |
| Dune Energy, Inc. |
Director |
Current |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Universal Travel Group |
Director |
Current |
| Dune Corporation |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| iDNA Inc. |
President |
Former |
| CROSS CANYON ENERGY CORP. |
Chief Financial Officer |
Former |
| Furman Selz |
Investment Banker |
Former |
| Henry Ansbacher & Co. Limited |
Investment Banker |
Former |
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Senior Vice President, Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Current |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| American Chemical Society |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Zuchem, Inc |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Imperial College London |
Ph.D. |
Former |
| Imperial College London |
B.Sc. |
Former |
Dr. Baker is currently at Gilead Sciences, following Gilead's acquisition of Corus in 2006. He joined Corus Pharma as Vice President, Research in June 2002, with more than 20 years of research and drug discovery experience. Prior to joining Corus Pharma, Dr. Baker was Chief Operating Officer and VP Research for Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he focused on developing novel therapeutics for infectious disease and cancer. Previously, Dr. Baker served as Senior Vice President of Research and Preclinical Development for PathoGenesis Corporation. Prior to PathoGenesis, Dr. Baker was Associate Research Fellow at Abbott Laboratories, where he directed research in cardiovascular and anti-infective drug discovery. While at Abbott his research developed the 11, 12 carbamate reaction sequence and full sugar analogs technology that enabled the ketolide class of macrolide antibiotics. Dr. Baker received his Ph.D. in organic chemistry from the University of Illinois, Champaign and his BS degree in chemistry from the University of Washington.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Cempra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
| Corus Pharma, Inc. |
Vice President, Research |
Former |
| University of Illinois |
PH.D. In Organic Chemistry |
Former |
| University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
PH.D. In Organic Chemistry |
Former |
| University of Washington |
BS Degree In Chemistry |
Former |
Dr. Zoe Diana Draelos, Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology, Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Draelos is the author of the textbook Cosmetics in Dermatology, now in it second edition, and has contributed chapters on cosmetics in 23 textbooks, writing 260 published papers, and currently serving on five journal editorial boards. She is the editor of The Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology and founded Dermatology Consulting Services to provide education, perform adverse reaction evaluation, and conduct clinical studies in association with the industry.
| Organization |
Position |
Status |
| Dermatology Ltd |
Associate Professor |
Current |
| Cosmetics, Inc. |
|
Current |
| Helix Biomedix, Inc. |
Board of Directors |
Current |
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