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Mr. Podlesak is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Cerexa, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on hospital-based anti-infective therapies. Prior to that, Mr. Podlesak was the President and CEO of Peninsula Pharmaceuticals. Previously, Mr. Podlesak served as Senior Vice President and Head of a North American Business Unit at Novartis AG and as a member of Novartis’ Pharmaceutical Executive Committee and Global Leadership Team. From July 1998 to October 2002, Mr. Podlesak served as Vice President and head of the CEC division of Allergan, Inc. and as member of Allergan’s North American and Global Management Team. Mr. Podlesak spent the first ten years of his career with SmithKline Beecham (now GlaxoSmithKline plc). Mr. Podlesak holds a B.A. degree in Business Administration from Western Illinois University and an M.B.A. degree from Pepperdine University. | 