董事介绍
注:董事持股数取自最新公司公告
| 姓名 | 性别 | 职位 | 年龄 | 薪酬 | 持股数(万股) | 截止日期 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Glasspool | 男 | Director | 58 | 78.38万美元 | 53.68 | 2021-03-31 |
| Paul Kelly | 男 | Director | 62 | 528.91万美元 | 109.51 | 2021-03-31 |
| Eric Schmidt | 男 | Director | 51 | 8.70万美元 | 未持股 | 2021-03-31 |
| Charles J. Casamento | 男 | Chairman of the Board and Director | 74 | 85.43万美元 | 66.14 | 2021-03-31 |
| Sergio Traversa | 男 | Chief Executive Officer and Director | 60 | 889.26万美元 | 330.27 | 2021-03-31 |
高管介绍
注:高管持股数取自最新公司公告
| 姓名 | 性别 | 职位 | 年龄 | 薪酬 | 持股数(万股) | 截止日期 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maged Shenouda | 男 | Chief Financial Officer | 56 | 609.15万美元 | 160.95 | 2021-03-31 |
| Charles Ence | 男 | Chief Accounting and Compliance Officer | 61 | 549.70万美元 | 116.76 | 2021-03-31 |
| Marco Pappagollo | 男 | Acting Chief Medical Officer | 63 | 未披露 | 未持股 | 2021-03-31 |
| Paolo Manfredi | 男 | Acting Chief Scientific Officer | 59 | 未披露 | 未持股 | 2021-03-31 |
| Charles J. Casamento | 男 | Chairman of the Board and Director | 74 | 85.43万美元 | 66.14 | 2021-03-31 |
| Sergio Traversa | 男 | Chief Executive Officer and Director | 60 | 889.26万美元 | 330.27 | 2021-03-31 |
董事简历
中英对照 |  中文 |  英文- John Glasspool
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John Glasspool,预计将在公司完成分离之后担任Baxalta执行副总裁和企业战略和客户业务负责人。 Glasspool有20多年的行业经验。自2012年起担任Baxter新疗法和市场开发副总裁,预计公司分离事项完成之前,他会继续担任该职位。 Glasspool之前曾在Novartis Pharmaceuticals任职将近10年,担任多个高级副总裁和副总裁的职位,包括疫苗和诊断区域/欧洲主管;定价、市场准入和商业运作主管。 Glasspool之前曾在 Johnson & Johnson 和 Scotia Pharmaceuticals担任重要营销和销售职位。
John Glasspool has been a Director of the Company since December 19 2019. Mr. Glasspool is also a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee and Chairman of the Company’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. He has been CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Anthos Therapeutics since February 2019. He is also has been a member of the Board of Directors of Dalcor Corporation since May 2017 and a senior advisor to MIT since October 2016. From June 2017 to October 2018 he was a consultant for Roivant Sciences. From July 2015 to January 2017 Mr. Glasspool was the Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Strategy and Customer Operations at Baxalta Incorporated, formerly Baxter BioScience. From August 2012 to June 2015 he was Vice President, Emerging Therapies and Market Development at Baxter Bioscience. Mr. Glasspool obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Staffordshire and a degree in Business Administration from Oxford University. - John Glasspool,预计将在公司完成分离之后担任Baxalta执行副总裁和企业战略和客户业务负责人。 Glasspool有20多年的行业经验。自2012年起担任Baxter新疗法和市场开发副总裁,预计公司分离事项完成之前,他会继续担任该职位。 Glasspool之前曾在Novartis Pharmaceuticals任职将近10年,担任多个高级副总裁和副总裁的职位,包括疫苗和诊断区域/欧洲主管;定价、市场准入和商业运作主管。 Glasspool之前曾在 Johnson & Johnson 和 Scotia Pharmaceuticals担任重要营销和销售职位。
- John Glasspool has been a Director of the Company since December 19 2019. Mr. Glasspool is also a member of the Company’s Compensation Committee and Chairman of the Company’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. He has been CEO and member of the Board of Directors of Anthos Therapeutics since February 2019. He is also has been a member of the Board of Directors of Dalcor Corporation since May 2017 and a senior advisor to MIT since October 2016. From June 2017 to October 2018 he was a consultant for Roivant Sciences. From July 2015 to January 2017 Mr. Glasspool was the Executive Vice President, Head of Corporate Strategy and Customer Operations at Baxalta Incorporated, formerly Baxter BioScience. From August 2012 to June 2015 he was Vice President, Emerging Therapies and Market Development at Baxter Bioscience. Mr. Glasspool obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Staffordshire and a degree in Business Administration from Oxford University.
- Paul Kelly
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Paul Kelly自二零一一年十一月起担任本公司董事。凯利先生亦为薪酬委员会成员。近二十年来一直积极参与生物技术行业的分析师,顾问和投资者。 1993年,他开始担任马邦证券(Mabon Securities)的股票分析师,并在瑞银证券,沃尔佩,布朗,沃伦,ING证券和美林等方面服务。凯利先生于2000年被授予首届“财富”杂志“全明星分析”团队。随后,自2007年以来,凯利先生从事私人和公共生物技术公司以及对冲基金的咨询工作。他目前管理自己的投资,并继续他的行业咨询活动。凯利先生为Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals Inc.和VisionGate公司提供咨询。Kelly先生拥有A.B。在布朗大学的生物化学学士学位,他毕业于magna cum laude,Sigma Xi和Phi Beta Kappa。他参加了罗切斯特大学医学院,并从罗切斯特大学的William E. Simon学院获得了金融工商管理硕士学位。
Paul Kelly has been a director of the Company since November 2015. Mr. Kelly is also Chairman of the Compensation Committee, and a member of the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Kelly has been actively involved as an analyst, consultant and investor in the biotechnology sector for the past twenty years. He began as an equity analyst at Mabon Securities in 1993 and served in the same capacity at UBS Securities, Volpe, Brown, Whalen, ING Securities and Merrill Lynch. Mr. Kelly was named to the inaugural Fortune magazine All Star Analyst team in 2000. Subsequently, since 2007 Mr. Kelly has engaged in consulting for both private and public biotechnology companies and for hedge funds. He currently manages his own investments and continues his industry consulting activities. Mr. Kelly has advised Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and VisionGate, Inc. Mr. Kelly holds an A.B. in Biochemistry from Brown University, from which he was graduated magna cum laude, Sigma Xi and Phi Beta Kappa. He attended the University of Rochester School of Medicine and received an M.B.A. in Finance from the William E. Simon School at the University of Rochester. - Paul Kelly自二零一一年十一月起担任本公司董事。凯利先生亦为薪酬委员会成员。近二十年来一直积极参与生物技术行业的分析师,顾问和投资者。 1993年,他开始担任马邦证券(Mabon Securities)的股票分析师,并在瑞银证券,沃尔佩,布朗,沃伦,ING证券和美林等方面服务。凯利先生于2000年被授予首届“财富”杂志“全明星分析”团队。随后,自2007年以来,凯利先生从事私人和公共生物技术公司以及对冲基金的咨询工作。他目前管理自己的投资,并继续他的行业咨询活动。凯利先生为Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals Inc.和VisionGate公司提供咨询。Kelly先生拥有A.B。在布朗大学的生物化学学士学位,他毕业于magna cum laude,Sigma Xi和Phi Beta Kappa。他参加了罗切斯特大学医学院,并从罗切斯特大学的William E. Simon学院获得了金融工商管理硕士学位。
- Paul Kelly has been a director of the Company since November 2015. Mr. Kelly is also Chairman of the Compensation Committee, and a member of the Audit Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Kelly has been actively involved as an analyst, consultant and investor in the biotechnology sector for the past twenty years. He began as an equity analyst at Mabon Securities in 1993 and served in the same capacity at UBS Securities, Volpe, Brown, Whalen, ING Securities and Merrill Lynch. Mr. Kelly was named to the inaugural Fortune magazine All Star Analyst team in 2000. Subsequently, since 2007 Mr. Kelly has engaged in consulting for both private and public biotechnology companies and for hedge funds. He currently manages his own investments and continues his industry consulting activities. Mr. Kelly has advised Spring Bank Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and VisionGate, Inc. Mr. Kelly holds an A.B. in Biochemistry from Brown University, from which he was graduated magna cum laude, Sigma Xi and Phi Beta Kappa. He attended the University of Rochester School of Medicine and received an M.B.A. in Finance from the William E. Simon School at the University of Rochester.
- Eric Schmidt
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Eric Schmidt自2019年12月19日起担任公司董事。Schmidt博士也是公司审计委员会的主席以及公司公司治理和提名委员会的成员。他自2018年6月起担任AllogeneTherapeutics,Inc.首席财务官。在加入Allogene Therapeutics之前,Schmidt博士是Cowen and Company,LLC的常务董事兼高级研究分析师。他于1998年加入Cowen担任研究分析师,在那里他负责生物技术股票,直到2018年6月。他曾是瑞银证券(UBS Securities)的Vice President和研究分析师。1995年加入UBS公司之前,他曾共同创立Cambridge Biological Consultants公司(科学咨询和研究公司)。Schmidt博士在宾夕法尼亚大学(University of Pennsylvania)获得化学文学学士学位,在麻省理工学院(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)获得生物学博士学位。
Eric Schmidt has been a Director of the Company since December 19 2019. Dr. Schmidt is also the Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee and a member of the Company’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. He has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. since June 2018. Prior to joining Allogene Therapeutics, Dr. Schmidt was a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at Cowen and Company, LLC. He joined Cowen as a Research Analyst in 1998 where he covered biotechnology stocks until June 2018. He was previously a Vice President and Research Analyst for UBS Securities. Before joining UBS in 1995 he co-founded Cambridge Biological Consultants, a scientific consulting and research firm. Dr. Schmidt obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. - Eric Schmidt自2019年12月19日起担任公司董事。Schmidt博士也是公司审计委员会的主席以及公司公司治理和提名委员会的成员。他自2018年6月起担任AllogeneTherapeutics,Inc.首席财务官。在加入Allogene Therapeutics之前,Schmidt博士是Cowen and Company,LLC的常务董事兼高级研究分析师。他于1998年加入Cowen担任研究分析师,在那里他负责生物技术股票,直到2018年6月。他曾是瑞银证券(UBS Securities)的Vice President和研究分析师。1995年加入UBS公司之前,他曾共同创立Cambridge Biological Consultants公司(科学咨询和研究公司)。Schmidt博士在宾夕法尼亚大学(University of Pennsylvania)获得化学文学学士学位,在麻省理工学院(Massachusetts Institute of Technology)获得生物学博士学位。
- Eric Schmidt has been a Director of the Company since December 19 2019. Dr. Schmidt is also the Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee and a member of the Company’s Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. He has served as the Chief Financial Officer of Allogene Therapeutics, Inc. since June 2018. Prior to joining Allogene Therapeutics, Dr. Schmidt was a Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst at Cowen and Company, LLC. He joined Cowen as a Research Analyst in 1998 where he covered biotechnology stocks until June 2018. He was previously a Vice President and Research Analyst for UBS Securities. Before joining UBS in 1995 he co-founded Cambridge Biological Consultants, a scientific consulting and research firm. Dr. Schmidt obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
- Charles J. Casamento
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Charles J. Casamento,于2017年3月被任命为董事会成员。2007年以来,Casamento先生一直担任The Sage Group(一家医疗保健咨询集团)的执行董事和负责人。此前,从2004年10月到2007年4月,他担任Osteologix(一家初创公司,他监督上市)的总裁兼首席执行官。从1999年到2004年,他是Questcor Pharmaceuticals的创始人,担任总裁、首席执行官和主席。在他任职Questcor期间,公司收购了Acthar,这款产品的销售额最终超过了10亿美元。他也曾担任RiboGene Inc.的总裁、首席执行官和主席,直到1999年RiboGene与另一家公司合并形成Questcor。他也是Indevus(前身为Interneuron Pharmaceuticals)的联合创始人、总裁兼首席执行官,并在Genzyme Corporation担任高级管理职位,在那里他曾担任美国医院供应高级副总裁,在那里他曾担任重症护理部门、Johnson & Johnson、hoffman - laroche和Sandoz的业务发展副总裁。他目前担任Relmada Therapeutics (OTCQB: RLMD)的董事会主席,Eton Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: Eton)的董事会成员,PaxMedica, Inc. (Nasdaq: PXMD)的董事会成员,此前担任Catholic Medical Missions Board(大型非营利性国际组织)的董事和副主席。他持有Fordham University的药学学士学位和Iona College的工商管理硕士学位。
Charles J. Casamento was appointed to Gt Biopharma, Inc.'s Board of Directors on May 1, 2023. Mr. Casamento is currently executive director and principal of The Sage Group, a healthcare advisory group specializing in mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships between biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical companies, since 2007. He was the president and chief executive officer of Osteologix, Inc., a public biopharmaceutical company developing products for treating osteoporosis, from 2004 through 2007. Mr. Casamento was founder of, and from 1999 through 2004, served as chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, of Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. which was subsequently acquired by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Casamento has also held senior management positions at Genzyme Corporation, where he was senior vice president, pharmaceuticals and biochemicals; American Hospital Supply, where he was vice president of business development and strategic planning for the Critical Care Division; Johnson & Johnson, Hoffmann LaRoche, Inc. and Sandoz Inc. (now Novartis). Mr. Casamento also serves on the board of directors of the following Nasdaq listed companies: Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc., PaxMedica, Inc., First Wave Biopharma, Inc. and Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. During his career he has served on the boards of fourteen biotech/pharma companies and has also been a director and vice chairman of The Catholic Medical Missions Board, a large not for profit organization providing health care services to third world countries. He has served as a guest lecturer at Fordham University and is on the Science Council of Fordham University. He holds a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from Fordham University and an MBA from Iona University and was previously licensed to practice pharmacy in the states of New York and New Jersey. - Charles J. Casamento,于2017年3月被任命为董事会成员。2007年以来,Casamento先生一直担任The Sage Group(一家医疗保健咨询集团)的执行董事和负责人。此前,从2004年10月到2007年4月,他担任Osteologix(一家初创公司,他监督上市)的总裁兼首席执行官。从1999年到2004年,他是Questcor Pharmaceuticals的创始人,担任总裁、首席执行官和主席。在他任职Questcor期间,公司收购了Acthar,这款产品的销售额最终超过了10亿美元。他也曾担任RiboGene Inc.的总裁、首席执行官和主席,直到1999年RiboGene与另一家公司合并形成Questcor。他也是Indevus(前身为Interneuron Pharmaceuticals)的联合创始人、总裁兼首席执行官,并在Genzyme Corporation担任高级管理职位,在那里他曾担任美国医院供应高级副总裁,在那里他曾担任重症护理部门、Johnson & Johnson、hoffman - laroche和Sandoz的业务发展副总裁。他目前担任Relmada Therapeutics (OTCQB: RLMD)的董事会主席,Eton Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: Eton)的董事会成员,PaxMedica, Inc. (Nasdaq: PXMD)的董事会成员,此前担任Catholic Medical Missions Board(大型非营利性国际组织)的董事和副主席。他持有Fordham University的药学学士学位和Iona College的工商管理硕士学位。
- Charles J. Casamento was appointed to Gt Biopharma, Inc.'s Board of Directors on May 1, 2023. Mr. Casamento is currently executive director and principal of The Sage Group, a healthcare advisory group specializing in mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships between biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical companies, since 2007. He was the president and chief executive officer of Osteologix, Inc., a public biopharmaceutical company developing products for treating osteoporosis, from 2004 through 2007. Mr. Casamento was founder of, and from 1999 through 2004, served as chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, of Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. which was subsequently acquired by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Casamento has also held senior management positions at Genzyme Corporation, where he was senior vice president, pharmaceuticals and biochemicals; American Hospital Supply, where he was vice president of business development and strategic planning for the Critical Care Division; Johnson & Johnson, Hoffmann LaRoche, Inc. and Sandoz Inc. (now Novartis). Mr. Casamento also serves on the board of directors of the following Nasdaq listed companies: Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc., PaxMedica, Inc., First Wave Biopharma, Inc. and Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. During his career he has served on the boards of fourteen biotech/pharma companies and has also been a director and vice chairman of The Catholic Medical Missions Board, a large not for profit organization providing health care services to third world countries. He has served as a guest lecturer at Fordham University and is on the Science Council of Fordham University. He holds a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from Fordham University and an MBA from Iona University and was previously licensed to practice pharmacy in the states of New York and New Jersey.
- Sergio Traversa
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自2012年8月,Sergio Traversa出任本公司董事。他曾任Relmada Therapeutics公司行政总裁,他是Medeor公司创始人兼CEO,一个美国康乃尔大学附属制药公司。 他拥有超过25年在美国和欧洲医疗保健行业的经验,从医药行业的管理职位,到以投资和战略咨询的角色。他曾在大型美国投资公司专门从事医疗保健,包括Mehta and Isaly and Mehta partners, ING Barings, Merlin BioMed and Rx Capital任金融分析师,投资组合管理和战略咨询职位。 他是Ardana Capital创始合伙人。在欧洲,他担任Therakos Inc.,在南欧意大利,西班牙,希腊,葡萄牙区域经理,是强生癌症和免疫学部门。在加入Therakos之前,他在Eli Lilly工作,在那里他担任医院业务部市场经理。他也是Eli Lilly中枢神经系统团队成员,在那里他参加了 Prozac启动以及Zyprexa and Cymbalta早期发展。 他在Farmitalia Carlo Erba开始了他的职业生涯销售代表,这是意大利最大的制药公司,后来卖给了Pharmacia,现在是Pfizer的一部分。 他持有University of Turin Laurea医药学学位并从New York University Leonard Stern School of Business获得国际商务MBA学位。
Sergio Traversa has been our Chief Executive Officer and director since April 2012. Mr. Traversa was our Interim Chief Financial Officer from February 2017 to July 2019. Previously, from January 2010 to April 2012 he was the Chief Executive Officer of Medeor Inc., a spinoff pharmaceutical company from Cornell University. From January 2008 to January 2010 Mr. Traversa was a partner at Ardana Capital. Mr. Traversa has over thirty years of experience in the healthcare sector in the United States and Europe, ranging from management positions in the pharmaceutical industry to investing and strategic advisory roles. He has held financial analyst, portfolio management and strategic advisory positions at large U.S. investment firms specializing in healthcare, including Mehta & Isaly, ING Barings, Merlin BioMed and Rx Capital. In Europe, he held the position of Area Manager for Southern Europe of Therakos Inc., a cancer and immunology division of Johnson & Johnson. Prior to Therakos, Mr. Traversa was at Eli Lilly, where he served as Marketing Manager of the Hospital Business Unit. He was also a member of the CNS Central Nervous System team at Eli Lilly, where he participated in the launch of Prozac and the early development of Zyprexa and Cymbalta. Mr. Traversa started his career as a sales representative at Farmitalia Carlo Erba, now part of Pfizer. Mr. Traversa served as a board member of Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Traversa holds a Laurea degree in Pharmacy from the University of Turin (Italy) and an MBA in Finance and International Business from the New York University Leonard Stern School of Business. As our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Traversa is our most senior executive and as such provides our Board of Directors with the greatest insight into our business and the challenges and material risks it faces. - 自2012年8月,Sergio Traversa出任本公司董事。他曾任Relmada Therapeutics公司行政总裁,他是Medeor公司创始人兼CEO,一个美国康乃尔大学附属制药公司。 他拥有超过25年在美国和欧洲医疗保健行业的经验,从医药行业的管理职位,到以投资和战略咨询的角色。他曾在大型美国投资公司专门从事医疗保健,包括Mehta and Isaly and Mehta partners, ING Barings, Merlin BioMed and Rx Capital任金融分析师,投资组合管理和战略咨询职位。 他是Ardana Capital创始合伙人。在欧洲,他担任Therakos Inc.,在南欧意大利,西班牙,希腊,葡萄牙区域经理,是强生癌症和免疫学部门。在加入Therakos之前,他在Eli Lilly工作,在那里他担任医院业务部市场经理。他也是Eli Lilly中枢神经系统团队成员,在那里他参加了 Prozac启动以及Zyprexa and Cymbalta早期发展。 他在Farmitalia Carlo Erba开始了他的职业生涯销售代表,这是意大利最大的制药公司,后来卖给了Pharmacia,现在是Pfizer的一部分。 他持有University of Turin Laurea医药学学位并从New York University Leonard Stern School of Business获得国际商务MBA学位。
- Sergio Traversa has been our Chief Executive Officer and director since April 2012. Mr. Traversa was our Interim Chief Financial Officer from February 2017 to July 2019. Previously, from January 2010 to April 2012 he was the Chief Executive Officer of Medeor Inc., a spinoff pharmaceutical company from Cornell University. From January 2008 to January 2010 Mr. Traversa was a partner at Ardana Capital. Mr. Traversa has over thirty years of experience in the healthcare sector in the United States and Europe, ranging from management positions in the pharmaceutical industry to investing and strategic advisory roles. He has held financial analyst, portfolio management and strategic advisory positions at large U.S. investment firms specializing in healthcare, including Mehta & Isaly, ING Barings, Merlin BioMed and Rx Capital. In Europe, he held the position of Area Manager for Southern Europe of Therakos Inc., a cancer and immunology division of Johnson & Johnson. Prior to Therakos, Mr. Traversa was at Eli Lilly, where he served as Marketing Manager of the Hospital Business Unit. He was also a member of the CNS Central Nervous System team at Eli Lilly, where he participated in the launch of Prozac and the early development of Zyprexa and Cymbalta. Mr. Traversa started his career as a sales representative at Farmitalia Carlo Erba, now part of Pfizer. Mr. Traversa served as a board member of Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Traversa holds a Laurea degree in Pharmacy from the University of Turin (Italy) and an MBA in Finance and International Business from the New York University Leonard Stern School of Business. As our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Traversa is our most senior executive and as such provides our Board of Directors with the greatest insight into our business and the challenges and material risks it faces.
高管简历
中英对照 |  中文 |  英文- Maged Shenouda
Maged Shenouda,自2015年11月起担任公司董事。Shenouda也是审计委员会成员。Shenouda拥有25年的生物技术和股权投资经验。最近,Shenouda从2014年1月到2014年11月担任Retrophin, Inc.业务开发和租赁主管。Shenouda从2012年1月到2013年9月担任Blueprint Life Science Group总经理、东海岸运营主管。在此之前,他以股权分析师的身份开始自己的职业生涯。Shenouda从2010年6月到2011年11月担任Stifel Nicolaus总经理和高级生物技术分析师。他还在UBS and JP Morgan担任多个高级职位,涵盖一系列小型和大型资本生物技术公司。Shenouda在Citigroup and Bear Stearns开始自己的卖方股权研究职业生涯,专注于美国和欧洲制药公司。进入华尔街之前,他在PricewaterhouseCoopers Pharmaceutical Consulting实践处担任管理顾问,他还在制药销售领域任职过,担任医院代表并为Abbott Laboratories Pharmaceutical Products Division管理医疗专家。Shenouda现任Protea Biosciences and AzurRx Biopharma独立董事。他持有St. John’s University药理学理学学士学位;是新泽西和加利佛尼亚州注册药剂师。他还持有Rutgers Graduate School of Management工商管理硕士学位。
Maged Shenouda has been our Chief Financial Officer since January 2020. He was also our director from November 2015 to January 2020. During his time as a director with the Company Mr. Shenouda was a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, and Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Shenouda has over 25 years of biotechnology and equity research experience. From September 2017 to November 2019 Mr. Shenouda was the Chief Financial Officer of AzurRx Biopharma, Inc. where he also served as a Director from October 2015 to October 2019. Prior to this Mr. Shenouda was the Head of Business Development and Licensing at Retrophin, Inc. from January 2014 to November 2014. Prior to that, he spent the bulk of his career as an equity analyst. He has held senior level positions at UBS, JP Morgan and Stifel Nicolaus, covering a broad range of small and large capitalization biotechnology companies. Mr. Shenouda started his sell-side equity research career at Citigroup and Bear Stearns where his coverage universe focused on U.S and European pharmaceutical companies. Before entering Wall Street, he was a management consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers Pharmaceutical Consulting practice and also spent time in pharmaceutical sales, having worked as a hospital representative and managed care specialist for Abbott Laboratories Pharmaceutical Products Division. He earned a B.S. in Pharmacy from St. John’s University and is a registered pharmacist in New Jersey and California. He also received an M.B.A from Rutgers Graduate School of Management.- Maged Shenouda,自2015年11月起担任公司董事。Shenouda也是审计委员会成员。Shenouda拥有25年的生物技术和股权投资经验。最近,Shenouda从2014年1月到2014年11月担任Retrophin, Inc.业务开发和租赁主管。Shenouda从2012年1月到2013年9月担任Blueprint Life Science Group总经理、东海岸运营主管。在此之前,他以股权分析师的身份开始自己的职业生涯。Shenouda从2010年6月到2011年11月担任Stifel Nicolaus总经理和高级生物技术分析师。他还在UBS and JP Morgan担任多个高级职位,涵盖一系列小型和大型资本生物技术公司。Shenouda在Citigroup and Bear Stearns开始自己的卖方股权研究职业生涯,专注于美国和欧洲制药公司。进入华尔街之前,他在PricewaterhouseCoopers Pharmaceutical Consulting实践处担任管理顾问,他还在制药销售领域任职过,担任医院代表并为Abbott Laboratories Pharmaceutical Products Division管理医疗专家。Shenouda现任Protea Biosciences and AzurRx Biopharma独立董事。他持有St. John’s University药理学理学学士学位;是新泽西和加利佛尼亚州注册药剂师。他还持有Rutgers Graduate School of Management工商管理硕士学位。
- Maged Shenouda has been our Chief Financial Officer since January 2020. He was also our director from November 2015 to January 2020. During his time as a director with the Company Mr. Shenouda was a member of the Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, and Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Mr. Shenouda has over 25 years of biotechnology and equity research experience. From September 2017 to November 2019 Mr. Shenouda was the Chief Financial Officer of AzurRx Biopharma, Inc. where he also served as a Director from October 2015 to October 2019. Prior to this Mr. Shenouda was the Head of Business Development and Licensing at Retrophin, Inc. from January 2014 to November 2014. Prior to that, he spent the bulk of his career as an equity analyst. He has held senior level positions at UBS, JP Morgan and Stifel Nicolaus, covering a broad range of small and large capitalization biotechnology companies. Mr. Shenouda started his sell-side equity research career at Citigroup and Bear Stearns where his coverage universe focused on U.S and European pharmaceutical companies. Before entering Wall Street, he was a management consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers Pharmaceutical Consulting practice and also spent time in pharmaceutical sales, having worked as a hospital representative and managed care specialist for Abbott Laboratories Pharmaceutical Products Division. He earned a B.S. in Pharmacy from St. John’s University and is a registered pharmacist in New Jersey and California. He also received an M.B.A from Rutgers Graduate School of Management.
- Charles Ence
Charles Ence于2020年1月被任命为我们的首席会计和合规官。在此之前,他曾于2019年7月29日至2020年1月9日担任我们的首席财务官。从2018年10月至2019年6月,Ence先生担任位于科罗拉多州丹佛的New Age Beverages Corp/Xing Beverages,LLC“;New Age”;的公司财务总监。从2003年8月到2018年10月,彭斯先生是新时代的首席财务官。他管理New Age和他们的其他投资组合公司的所有财务事务,帮助领导公司成为全球100强非酒精饮料公司之一。他帮助指导业务扩张,最终渗透到国内46个州和国际10个国家,在他的整个任期内保持持续的增长和盈利能力。在New Age之前,Ence先生是Quantum Corp.的高级执行官,计划经理和财务总监。Quantum之后,他担任On Command Corp.的财务和投资者关系董事。Ence先生在百事公司(PepsiCo)开始了他的职业生涯。在PepsiCo的12年中,Ence先生担任财务分析师,计划主管,计划和分析经理以及最终的财务总监。
Charles Ence was appointed as our Chief Accounting and Compliance Officer in January 2020. Prior to this he was our Chief Financial Officer from July 29 2019 to January 9 2020. From October 2018 until June 2019 Mr. Ence was Corporate Controller of New Age Beverages Corp/Xing Beverages, LLC “New Age” located in Denver, Colorado. From August 2003 until October 2018 Mr. Ence was Chief Financial Officer of New Age. He managed all the financial affairs of New Age and their other portfolio companies helping lead the firm into becoming one of the top 100 non-alcoholic beverage companies worldwide. He helped guide the expansion of the business to ultimately penetration of 46 states domestically and 10 countries internationally, with consistent growth and profitability throughout his tenure. Prior to New Age, Mr. Ence was a senior executive, Planning Manager and Director of Finance for Quantum Corp. Following Quantum he served as a Director of Finance and Investor Relations at On Command Corp. Mr. Ence began his career at PepsiCo. During his 12 years at PepsiCo, Mr. Ence served as a financial analyst, planning supervisor, planning and analysis manager and ultimately controller.- Charles Ence于2020年1月被任命为我们的首席会计和合规官。在此之前,他曾于2019年7月29日至2020年1月9日担任我们的首席财务官。从2018年10月至2019年6月,Ence先生担任位于科罗拉多州丹佛的New Age Beverages Corp/Xing Beverages,LLC“;New Age”;的公司财务总监。从2003年8月到2018年10月,彭斯先生是新时代的首席财务官。他管理New Age和他们的其他投资组合公司的所有财务事务,帮助领导公司成为全球100强非酒精饮料公司之一。他帮助指导业务扩张,最终渗透到国内46个州和国际10个国家,在他的整个任期内保持持续的增长和盈利能力。在New Age之前,Ence先生是Quantum Corp.的高级执行官,计划经理和财务总监。Quantum之后,他担任On Command Corp.的财务和投资者关系董事。Ence先生在百事公司(PepsiCo)开始了他的职业生涯。在PepsiCo的12年中,Ence先生担任财务分析师,计划主管,计划和分析经理以及最终的财务总监。
- Charles Ence was appointed as our Chief Accounting and Compliance Officer in January 2020. Prior to this he was our Chief Financial Officer from July 29 2019 to January 9 2020. From October 2018 until June 2019 Mr. Ence was Corporate Controller of New Age Beverages Corp/Xing Beverages, LLC “New Age” located in Denver, Colorado. From August 2003 until October 2018 Mr. Ence was Chief Financial Officer of New Age. He managed all the financial affairs of New Age and their other portfolio companies helping lead the firm into becoming one of the top 100 non-alcoholic beverage companies worldwide. He helped guide the expansion of the business to ultimately penetration of 46 states domestically and 10 countries internationally, with consistent growth and profitability throughout his tenure. Prior to New Age, Mr. Ence was a senior executive, Planning Manager and Director of Finance for Quantum Corp. Following Quantum he served as a Director of Finance and Investor Relations at On Command Corp. Mr. Ence began his career at PepsiCo. During his 12 years at PepsiCo, Mr. Ence served as a financial analyst, planning supervisor, planning and analysis manager and ultimately controller.
- Marco Pappagollo
Marco Pappagollo于2020年10月被任命为公司的代理首席医疗官,最近担任Cersci Therapeutics的首席医疗官,该公司是一家私营生物技术公司,专注于开发疼痛疗法,最近被Acadia Pharmaceuticals收购。此前,他曾担任GRü;Nenthal-USA公司的常驻医疗专家兼医疗情报执行董事。Pappagallo博士此前曾担任Novapharm Therapeutics的联合创始人兼首席医疗官。Pappagallo博士曾在领先的医疗机构担任过许多高级职务,包括担任Beth Israel医疗中心疼痛和姑息护理部的慢性疼痛主任,以及西奈山医疗中心麻醉学系的疼痛研究教授兼主任。Pappagallo博士在意大利罗马大学完成了他的医学院和神经外科研究生培训。随后,他在纽约州立大学石溪分校完成了神经病学住院医师培训,并担任约翰·霍普金斯大学疼痛医学的临床和研究员。
Marco Pappagollo was appointed the Company’s Acting Chief Medical Officer in October, 2020 and most recently served as Chief Medical Officer at CerSci Therapeutics, a privately-held biotech company focused on developing pain therapeutics that was recently acquired by ACADIA Pharmaceuticals. Prior to this, he held the role of Medical Expert-in-Residence and Executive Director of Medical Intelligence at Grünenthal - USA. Dr. Pappagallo previously served as the co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of NovaPharm Therapeutics. Dr. Pappagallo served in a number of senior roles at leading medical institutions, including as the Director of Chronic Pain in the Department of Pain and Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center and Professor and Director of Pain Research in the Department of Anesthesiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Pappagallo completed his medical school and post-graduate training in neurosurgery at the University of Rome, Italy. Subsequently, he completed his neurology residency training at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and was a clinical and research fellow in pain medicine at John Hopkins University.- Marco Pappagollo于2020年10月被任命为公司的代理首席医疗官,最近担任Cersci Therapeutics的首席医疗官,该公司是一家私营生物技术公司,专注于开发疼痛疗法,最近被Acadia Pharmaceuticals收购。此前,他曾担任GRü;Nenthal-USA公司的常驻医疗专家兼医疗情报执行董事。Pappagallo博士此前曾担任Novapharm Therapeutics的联合创始人兼首席医疗官。Pappagallo博士曾在领先的医疗机构担任过许多高级职务,包括担任Beth Israel医疗中心疼痛和姑息护理部的慢性疼痛主任,以及西奈山医疗中心麻醉学系的疼痛研究教授兼主任。Pappagallo博士在意大利罗马大学完成了他的医学院和神经外科研究生培训。随后,他在纽约州立大学石溪分校完成了神经病学住院医师培训,并担任约翰·霍普金斯大学疼痛医学的临床和研究员。
- Marco Pappagollo was appointed the Company’s Acting Chief Medical Officer in October, 2020 and most recently served as Chief Medical Officer at CerSci Therapeutics, a privately-held biotech company focused on developing pain therapeutics that was recently acquired by ACADIA Pharmaceuticals. Prior to this, he held the role of Medical Expert-in-Residence and Executive Director of Medical Intelligence at Grünenthal - USA. Dr. Pappagallo previously served as the co-founder and Chief Medical Officer of NovaPharm Therapeutics. Dr. Pappagallo served in a number of senior roles at leading medical institutions, including as the Director of Chronic Pain in the Department of Pain and Palliative Care at Beth Israel Medical Center and Professor and Director of Pain Research in the Department of Anesthesiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Pappagallo completed his medical school and post-graduate training in neurosurgery at the University of Rome, Italy. Subsequently, he completed his neurology residency training at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and was a clinical and research fellow in pain medicine at John Hopkins University.
- Paolo Manfredi
Paolo Manfredi于2020年10月被任命为公司的首席科学官,并一直担任Medeor,Inc.的联合创始人。该公司现已合并为Relmada,他还担任Rel-1017的科学总监兼共同发明人。在此之前,Manfredi博士是康奈尔大学威尔医学院神经学和神经科学的助理教授,并担任纪念斯隆·凯特琳癌症中心疼痛和姑息治疗项目的研究员主任。Manfredi博士在意大利热那亚大学获得医学博士学位,在阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦医学院完成了神经病学住院医师,并完成了几个博士后培训奖学金,包括在马萨诸塞州总医院和哈佛大学的疼痛管理奖学金。
Paolo Manfredi was appointed the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer in October, 2020 and has been the co-founder of Medeor, Inc. now merged into Relmada, for which he also served as Scientific Director and co-inventor of REL-1017. Prior to this, Dr. Manfredi was an Assistant Professor in Neurology and Neuroscience at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and served as the Fellowship Director of the Pain and Palliative Care Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Manfredi earned his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Genoa, Italy, completed his residency in neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed several postdoctoral training fellowships, including a pain management fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University.- Paolo Manfredi于2020年10月被任命为公司的首席科学官,并一直担任Medeor,Inc.的联合创始人。该公司现已合并为Relmada,他还担任Rel-1017的科学总监兼共同发明人。在此之前,Manfredi博士是康奈尔大学威尔医学院神经学和神经科学的助理教授,并担任纪念斯隆·凯特琳癌症中心疼痛和姑息治疗项目的研究员主任。Manfredi博士在意大利热那亚大学获得医学博士学位,在阿尔伯特·爱因斯坦医学院完成了神经病学住院医师,并完成了几个博士后培训奖学金,包括在马萨诸塞州总医院和哈佛大学的疼痛管理奖学金。
- Paolo Manfredi was appointed the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer in October, 2020 and has been the co-founder of Medeor, Inc. now merged into Relmada, for which he also served as Scientific Director and co-inventor of REL-1017. Prior to this, Dr. Manfredi was an Assistant Professor in Neurology and Neuroscience at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University and served as the Fellowship Director of the Pain and Palliative Care Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Manfredi earned his Doctor of Medicine at the University of Genoa, Italy, completed his residency in neurology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and completed several postdoctoral training fellowships, including a pain management fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard University.
- Charles J. Casamento
Charles J. Casamento,于2017年3月被任命为董事会成员。2007年以来,Casamento先生一直担任The Sage Group(一家医疗保健咨询集团)的执行董事和负责人。此前,从2004年10月到2007年4月,他担任Osteologix(一家初创公司,他监督上市)的总裁兼首席执行官。从1999年到2004年,他是Questcor Pharmaceuticals的创始人,担任总裁、首席执行官和主席。在他任职Questcor期间,公司收购了Acthar,这款产品的销售额最终超过了10亿美元。他也曾担任RiboGene Inc.的总裁、首席执行官和主席,直到1999年RiboGene与另一家公司合并形成Questcor。他也是Indevus(前身为Interneuron Pharmaceuticals)的联合创始人、总裁兼首席执行官,并在Genzyme Corporation担任高级管理职位,在那里他曾担任美国医院供应高级副总裁,在那里他曾担任重症护理部门、Johnson & Johnson、hoffman - laroche和Sandoz的业务发展副总裁。他目前担任Relmada Therapeutics (OTCQB: RLMD)的董事会主席,Eton Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: Eton)的董事会成员,PaxMedica, Inc. (Nasdaq: PXMD)的董事会成员,此前担任Catholic Medical Missions Board(大型非营利性国际组织)的董事和副主席。他持有Fordham University的药学学士学位和Iona College的工商管理硕士学位。
Charles J. Casamento was appointed to Gt Biopharma, Inc.'s Board of Directors on May 1, 2023. Mr. Casamento is currently executive director and principal of The Sage Group, a healthcare advisory group specializing in mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships between biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical companies, since 2007. He was the president and chief executive officer of Osteologix, Inc., a public biopharmaceutical company developing products for treating osteoporosis, from 2004 through 2007. Mr. Casamento was founder of, and from 1999 through 2004, served as chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, of Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. which was subsequently acquired by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Casamento has also held senior management positions at Genzyme Corporation, where he was senior vice president, pharmaceuticals and biochemicals; American Hospital Supply, where he was vice president of business development and strategic planning for the Critical Care Division; Johnson & Johnson, Hoffmann LaRoche, Inc. and Sandoz Inc. (now Novartis). Mr. Casamento also serves on the board of directors of the following Nasdaq listed companies: Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc., PaxMedica, Inc., First Wave Biopharma, Inc. and Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. During his career he has served on the boards of fourteen biotech/pharma companies and has also been a director and vice chairman of The Catholic Medical Missions Board, a large not for profit organization providing health care services to third world countries. He has served as a guest lecturer at Fordham University and is on the Science Council of Fordham University. He holds a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from Fordham University and an MBA from Iona University and was previously licensed to practice pharmacy in the states of New York and New Jersey.- Charles J. Casamento,于2017年3月被任命为董事会成员。2007年以来,Casamento先生一直担任The Sage Group(一家医疗保健咨询集团)的执行董事和负责人。此前,从2004年10月到2007年4月,他担任Osteologix(一家初创公司,他监督上市)的总裁兼首席执行官。从1999年到2004年,他是Questcor Pharmaceuticals的创始人,担任总裁、首席执行官和主席。在他任职Questcor期间,公司收购了Acthar,这款产品的销售额最终超过了10亿美元。他也曾担任RiboGene Inc.的总裁、首席执行官和主席,直到1999年RiboGene与另一家公司合并形成Questcor。他也是Indevus(前身为Interneuron Pharmaceuticals)的联合创始人、总裁兼首席执行官,并在Genzyme Corporation担任高级管理职位,在那里他曾担任美国医院供应高级副总裁,在那里他曾担任重症护理部门、Johnson & Johnson、hoffman - laroche和Sandoz的业务发展副总裁。他目前担任Relmada Therapeutics (OTCQB: RLMD)的董事会主席,Eton Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: Eton)的董事会成员,PaxMedica, Inc. (Nasdaq: PXMD)的董事会成员,此前担任Catholic Medical Missions Board(大型非营利性国际组织)的董事和副主席。他持有Fordham University的药学学士学位和Iona College的工商管理硕士学位。
- Charles J. Casamento was appointed to Gt Biopharma, Inc.'s Board of Directors on May 1, 2023. Mr. Casamento is currently executive director and principal of The Sage Group, a healthcare advisory group specializing in mergers, acquisitions, and partnerships between biotechnology companies and pharmaceutical companies, since 2007. He was the president and chief executive officer of Osteologix, Inc., a public biopharmaceutical company developing products for treating osteoporosis, from 2004 through 2007. Mr. Casamento was founder of, and from 1999 through 2004, served as chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, of Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. which was subsequently acquired by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Casamento has also held senior management positions at Genzyme Corporation, where he was senior vice president, pharmaceuticals and biochemicals; American Hospital Supply, where he was vice president of business development and strategic planning for the Critical Care Division; Johnson & Johnson, Hoffmann LaRoche, Inc. and Sandoz Inc. (now Novartis). Mr. Casamento also serves on the board of directors of the following Nasdaq listed companies: Eton Pharmaceuticals, Inc., PaxMedica, Inc., First Wave Biopharma, Inc. and Relmada Therapeutics, Inc. During his career he has served on the boards of fourteen biotech/pharma companies and has also been a director and vice chairman of The Catholic Medical Missions Board, a large not for profit organization providing health care services to third world countries. He has served as a guest lecturer at Fordham University and is on the Science Council of Fordham University. He holds a bachelor's degree in Pharmacy from Fordham University and an MBA from Iona University and was previously licensed to practice pharmacy in the states of New York and New Jersey.
- Sergio Traversa
自2012年8月,Sergio Traversa出任本公司董事。他曾任Relmada Therapeutics公司行政总裁,他是Medeor公司创始人兼CEO,一个美国康乃尔大学附属制药公司。 他拥有超过25年在美国和欧洲医疗保健行业的经验,从医药行业的管理职位,到以投资和战略咨询的角色。他曾在大型美国投资公司专门从事医疗保健,包括Mehta and Isaly and Mehta partners, ING Barings, Merlin BioMed and Rx Capital任金融分析师,投资组合管理和战略咨询职位。 他是Ardana Capital创始合伙人。在欧洲,他担任Therakos Inc.,在南欧意大利,西班牙,希腊,葡萄牙区域经理,是强生癌症和免疫学部门。在加入Therakos之前,他在Eli Lilly工作,在那里他担任医院业务部市场经理。他也是Eli Lilly中枢神经系统团队成员,在那里他参加了 Prozac启动以及Zyprexa and Cymbalta早期发展。 他在Farmitalia Carlo Erba开始了他的职业生涯销售代表,这是意大利最大的制药公司,后来卖给了Pharmacia,现在是Pfizer的一部分。 他持有University of Turin Laurea医药学学位并从New York University Leonard Stern School of Business获得国际商务MBA学位。
Sergio Traversa has been our Chief Executive Officer and director since April 2012. Mr. Traversa was our Interim Chief Financial Officer from February 2017 to July 2019. Previously, from January 2010 to April 2012 he was the Chief Executive Officer of Medeor Inc., a spinoff pharmaceutical company from Cornell University. From January 2008 to January 2010 Mr. Traversa was a partner at Ardana Capital. Mr. Traversa has over thirty years of experience in the healthcare sector in the United States and Europe, ranging from management positions in the pharmaceutical industry to investing and strategic advisory roles. He has held financial analyst, portfolio management and strategic advisory positions at large U.S. investment firms specializing in healthcare, including Mehta & Isaly, ING Barings, Merlin BioMed and Rx Capital. In Europe, he held the position of Area Manager for Southern Europe of Therakos Inc., a cancer and immunology division of Johnson & Johnson. Prior to Therakos, Mr. Traversa was at Eli Lilly, where he served as Marketing Manager of the Hospital Business Unit. He was also a member of the CNS Central Nervous System team at Eli Lilly, where he participated in the launch of Prozac and the early development of Zyprexa and Cymbalta. Mr. Traversa started his career as a sales representative at Farmitalia Carlo Erba, now part of Pfizer. Mr. Traversa served as a board member of Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Traversa holds a Laurea degree in Pharmacy from the University of Turin (Italy) and an MBA in Finance and International Business from the New York University Leonard Stern School of Business. As our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Traversa is our most senior executive and as such provides our Board of Directors with the greatest insight into our business and the challenges and material risks it faces.- 自2012年8月,Sergio Traversa出任本公司董事。他曾任Relmada Therapeutics公司行政总裁,他是Medeor公司创始人兼CEO,一个美国康乃尔大学附属制药公司。 他拥有超过25年在美国和欧洲医疗保健行业的经验,从医药行业的管理职位,到以投资和战略咨询的角色。他曾在大型美国投资公司专门从事医疗保健,包括Mehta and Isaly and Mehta partners, ING Barings, Merlin BioMed and Rx Capital任金融分析师,投资组合管理和战略咨询职位。 他是Ardana Capital创始合伙人。在欧洲,他担任Therakos Inc.,在南欧意大利,西班牙,希腊,葡萄牙区域经理,是强生癌症和免疫学部门。在加入Therakos之前,他在Eli Lilly工作,在那里他担任医院业务部市场经理。他也是Eli Lilly中枢神经系统团队成员,在那里他参加了 Prozac启动以及Zyprexa and Cymbalta早期发展。 他在Farmitalia Carlo Erba开始了他的职业生涯销售代表,这是意大利最大的制药公司,后来卖给了Pharmacia,现在是Pfizer的一部分。 他持有University of Turin Laurea医药学学位并从New York University Leonard Stern School of Business获得国际商务MBA学位。
- Sergio Traversa has been our Chief Executive Officer and director since April 2012. Mr. Traversa was our Interim Chief Financial Officer from February 2017 to July 2019. Previously, from January 2010 to April 2012 he was the Chief Executive Officer of Medeor Inc., a spinoff pharmaceutical company from Cornell University. From January 2008 to January 2010 Mr. Traversa was a partner at Ardana Capital. Mr. Traversa has over thirty years of experience in the healthcare sector in the United States and Europe, ranging from management positions in the pharmaceutical industry to investing and strategic advisory roles. He has held financial analyst, portfolio management and strategic advisory positions at large U.S. investment firms specializing in healthcare, including Mehta & Isaly, ING Barings, Merlin BioMed and Rx Capital. In Europe, he held the position of Area Manager for Southern Europe of Therakos Inc., a cancer and immunology division of Johnson & Johnson. Prior to Therakos, Mr. Traversa was at Eli Lilly, where he served as Marketing Manager of the Hospital Business Unit. He was also a member of the CNS Central Nervous System team at Eli Lilly, where he participated in the launch of Prozac and the early development of Zyprexa and Cymbalta. Mr. Traversa started his career as a sales representative at Farmitalia Carlo Erba, now part of Pfizer. Mr. Traversa served as a board member of Actinium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Traversa holds a Laurea degree in Pharmacy from the University of Turin (Italy) and an MBA in Finance and International Business from the New York University Leonard Stern School of Business. As our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Traversa is our most senior executive and as such provides our Board of Directors with the greatest insight into our business and the challenges and material risks it faces.