Tom joined the company in October 2001 from Discovery Partners International (DPI) where he had served as the Divisional Controller of their Combinatorial Chemistry Drug discovery business. In addition to his duties as the Divisional Controller, he assisted in the successful preparation and filing of DPl's Initial Public Offering which netted $98M in July 2000. From 1989 to 1999, he held management positions with Chiron Corporation and LifeScan, Inc. (J&J Company) and played a key role in both companies' domestic and overseas financial operations. From 1979 through 1989 Tom held financial staff positions with the Weyerhaeuser Company, Hills Brothers Coffee (Nestle Company) and Genentech, Inc. Tom graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 1979 where he majored in Accounting. He holds both a California and Washington state CPA license. |