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N. Anthony Coles joined NPS Pharmaceuticals in November 2005 as President, Chief Operating Officer, and a member of the NPS Board of Directors. In May 2006 he was appointed to Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Coles joined NPS from Vertex Pharmaceuticals where he was Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations and Pharmaceutical Products. His experience includes a variety of positions with Bristol-Myers Squibb, beginning in 1996, including Senior Vice president of Strategy and Policy, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Medical Affairs for the Neuroscience, Infectious Disease and Dermatology Division, Vice President, West Area Sales-Cardiovascular and Metabolic Business Unit for U.S. Primary Care, and Vice President, Cardiovascular Global Marketing. Prior to joining BMS, Dr. Coles was Vice President of the Hypertension and Heart Failure business Group at Merck. Dr. Coles holds an M.D. from Duke University, a Masters Degree in Public Health from Harvard University and a B.S. from Johns Hopkins University. | 