James T. O'Brien has served as a director of the Company since May 2001. He currently serves as a consultant to the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. Most recently he served as President of O'Brien Marketing & Communications. Previously Mr. O'Brien served from 1989 to 1991 as President and Chief Operating Officer for Elan Corporation (NYSE: ELN) a multi-national medical products and pharmaceutical company. In 1986 Mr. O'Brien founded O'Brien Pharmaceuticals and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer until the acquisition of this company by Elan Corporation. During the period 1980 to 1986 Mr. O'Brien held several division presidencies with the Revlon Health Care Group. Prior to his association with Revlon he served for seventeen years with Sandoz Pharmaceuticals Inc. most recently as Vice President of U.S. Marketing and Sales. Mr. O'Brien serves as chairman of the board of directors of Benedictine College. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Benedictine College Atchison Kansas in 1960 and attended the Harvard University Advanced Management Program in 1974. |