Mr. Noetzli is the Chairman of Schweizerhall, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Schweizerhall Holding AG, Basel, Switzerland. Mr. Noetzli holds a degree in Business Administration. He has more than 30 years experience in the Fine Chemicals Industry. Prior to assuming his present position, he served in many executive functions of the Alusuisse-Lonza Group, among them as CEO of Lonza Inc. for 16 years and was a member of the Executive Committee of the worldwide Alusuisse-Lonza Group located in Zurich, Switzerland. He also served on the Board of Directors of the Chemical Manufacturing Association, the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, New York, as well as other industry associations. Currently, he is a member of the Board of Directors of IRIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately owned developer and manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients. |