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Daniel G. Welch has served as a Director since June 2007. Since September 2003, Mr. Welch has been Chief Executive Officer and President of Intermune, a biotechnology company focused on treatments for pulmonary and hepatic diseases. Before joining InterMune, he was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Triangle Pharmaceuticals, which was acquired by Gilead in 2003. Before that, he was President of Biopharmaceuticals at Elan Corporation. During his tenure at Elan he was responsible for its U.S. commercial operations, international subsidiaries, R&D and diagnostics businesses. From 1987 to 2000, Mr. Welch served in various senior management roles at Sanofi-Synthelabo, now Sanofi-Aventis, including Vice President of Worldwide Marketing and Chief Operating Officer of the U.S. business. Mr. Welch holds a B.A. from the University of Miami and an M.B.A. from the University of North Carolina.
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