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is XOMA's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. He has more than 25 years of executive leadership and biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry experience. Prior to joining XOMA in 2007 he served as chairman of the board and chief executive officer of La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company a publicly-held biopharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of therapeutic products for autoimmune and antibody-mediated diseases. He joined La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company in 1993 became president and a director in 1994 CEO in 1995 and chairman of the board in 1997. Prior to joining La Jolla he held executive-level positions at Cygnus Therapeutic Systems a developer of drug delivery systems and Micro Power Systems Inc. a manufacturer of high technology products including medical devices. He began his professional career with the Strategic Decisions Group and the Stanford Research Institute. Mr. Engle is a graduate of the University of Texas with BS and MS degrees in Biomedical Engineering | 