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Mr. McEwan has served as a director since February 2006 and served as our interim Chief Executive Officer from May to July 2006. Mr. McEwan is currently the Chairman of Cornerstone BioPharma and has served as a member of the board of directors of Cornerstone BioPharma since 2005. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. McEwan was President, Global Clinical, of Inveresk with responsibilities for all aspects of its global clinical trials division. From 1999 to 2004, Mr. McEwan was a Group Executive Vice President and a member of the Group Executive Board of Inveresk which oversaw the group’s operational performance and set all aspects of its strategic direction. Mr. McEwan is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Mr. McEwan is not independent pursuant to the definition contained in Rule 4200(a)(15) of the National Association of Securities Dealers’ listing standards because Mr. McEwan has been employed as an officer of the Company within the last three (3) years. Mr. McEwan was originally elected to the Board as a designee of the holders of a majority in interest of the Series D Preferred.
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