Mr. Mathews is an active private investor, most recently having served as the past president of the San Diego Tech Coast Angels, part of an affiliation of over 200 accredited "angel" investors active in the life science and technology industries. From April 2002 until January 2004, Mr. Mathews served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of DermTech International, a privately held contract research organization focused on dermal and transdermal drugs. From 1996 to April 2002, Mr. Mathews was an independent management consultant, providing CEO-level consulting services to various public and private companies. During his career, Mr. Mathews has held general management responsibilities for companies operating in nine countries on three continents, and has served on boards of directors of over twenty companies in seven countries. Mr. Mathews is actively involved in community service and is a member of the Chairmen�s Round Table of San Diego. He was recognized as the 2003 Director of the Year for Corporate Governance by the Corporate Directors Forum, San Diego. |