Simon X. Benito is presently a Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Inovio Biomedical Corporation a medical device company.
Mr. Benito has 37 years of industrial experience in international business pharmaceuticals and accounting. In the 25 years he was at Merck & Co. Inc. he worked in various divisions his primary focus in each position being to develop or expand new businesses. In his last position Mr. Benito was Senior Vice President Merck Vaccine Division responsible for developing and managing its international business managing global partnerships and restructuring business operations in the USA. Mr. Benito was a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales for 22 years until his retirement from Merck in 2000. |