John F. Bedard, age 56, has been a member of EpiCept’s board since January 2006 and prior thereto served as a member of Maxim’s board of directors since 2004. Mr. Bedard has been engaged as a principal in a pharmaceutical consulting practice since 2002. Prior to that, he served in senior management positions during a 15-year career at Bristol-Myers Squibb, a pharmaceutical company, most recently as Vice President, FDA Liaison and Global Strategy. In that position, Mr. Bedard was the liaison with the FDA for new drug development, and he was also responsible for global development plans and registration activities for new drugs. Before his tenure at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mr. Bedard held senior regulatory affairs positions at Smith Kline & French Laboratories and Ayerst Laboratories. |