Leonard M. Blum joined Theravance as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer in July 2007. Prior to joining Theravance Mr. Blum served as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at ICOS Corporation where from 2000-2007 he established the company's sales and marketing organization and directed the innovative marketing strategy commercial launch and life cycle management of Cialis® in collaboration with Eli Lilly. From 1987-2000 Mr. Blum held positions of increasing responsibility in marketing and sales management at Merck & Co. in both U.S. and international markets. Mr. Blum earned a Masters in Business Administration from Stanford University studied Finance as a Fulbright Fellow at the University of Zurich and received an A.B. in Economics magna cum laude from Princeton University. Mr. Blum served as an officer in the U.S. Army Special Forces. |