Mr. Glassell was appointed our President and Chief Executive Officer and was elected as a member of our Board in May 2004. Mr. Glassell was President Chief Operating Officer and a director of Cambrex Corporation from July 2001 until January 2003 and held management positions at Cambrex from 1994 to 2001 including Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer from 2000 until 2001 and Vice President and Managing Director of Cambrex Limited from 1994 until 2000. Previously he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Pharma Chemistry Business Area of Akzo Nobel and held various international management assignments with Berol in the United States United Kingdom and Sweden. Mr. Glassell served on the Board of the Swedish Chemical Industry Association from 1993 to 1996 and was also a member of the Responsible Care Committee for the Swedish Chemical Industry Association. He currently serves on the board of directors of CMC Biopharmaceuticals A/S a contract manufacturing organization. |