Mr. Barabe joined HGS in July 2006. He has held a broad range of financial and strategic roles in the life sciences and healthcare industries. From September 2005 to June 2006 Mr. Barabe was Managing Director of the U.K. at Regent Medical Ltd. a U.K.-based privately owned surgical supply company having been its Chief Financial Officer from 2004 to September 2005. Prior to joining Regent Mr. Barabe was with Novartis AG from 1982-2004 in a succession of senior executive positions in finance general management and strategic planning including Chief Financial Officer of the Sandoz Generics Business Unit (Vienna Austria) President of the CIBA Vision Corporation Specialty Lens Business Franchise Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of CIBA Vision Corporation and Director of Corporate Finance Ciba-Geigy Corporation (subsequently acquired by Novartis AG). Mr. Barabe received his MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago and his BBA in Finance from the University of Massachusetts. He is a member of the Board of Directors of ArQule Inc. |