Corporate Governance - Board of Directors
John J. Delucca has served as a Director since
January 2006. Mr. Delucca was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of the REL Consultancy Group until his retirement in 2004. Prior to that,
he served as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Finance &
Administration, of Coty, Inc., from 1999 to 2002. Mr. Delucca is currently
a Non-Executive Director and chairs the Audit Committees of ITC Deltacom, Enzo Biochem,
Inc. and The Elliot Company. He also serves as a Non-Executive Director and
Deputy Chairman of the Audit Committee of British Energy PLC. Mr. Delucca
is chairman of Endo’s Audit Committee and is a member of Endo's
Compensation Committee.
David P. Holveck was appointed
President, Chief Executive Officer, and a
Director of Endo in April 2008. Prior to
joining Endo, Mr. Holveck was President of
Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation
and Vice President, Corporate Development of
Johnson & Johnson since 2004. Mr. Holveck
joined Johnson & Johnson as a company Group
Chairman in 1999, following the acquisition
of Centocor, Inc., by Johnson & Johnson. Mr.
Holveck was Chief Executive Officer of
Centocor, Inc., at the time of the
acquisition. Mr. Holveck joined Centocor in
1983 and progressed through various
executive positions. In 1992, he assumed the
role of President and Chief Operating
Officer and later that year was named
President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior
to joining Centocor, he held positions at
General Electric Company, Corning Glass
Works, and Abbott Laboratories. Mr. Holveck
is a member of the Board of Trustees for the
Fund for West Chester University and the
Board of Directors of the Eastern Technology
Council as well as the Board of Directors of
Light Sciences Oncology, Inc.
George F. Horner III has served as a
Director since August 2006. Until recently,
Mr. Horner was President and Chief Executive
Officer and a Member of the Board of
Directors of Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
He was the President and Chief Executive
Officer and a member of the Board of
Directors of Vicuron Pharmaceuticals Inc.
from 1996 until its acquisition by Pfizer
Inc. in September 2005. Prior to joining
Vicuron, he was Corporate Vice President of
Ligand Pharmaceuticals from 1993 to 1995. He
also served in a number of executive
positions during his 17 years at Abbott
Laboratories from 1976 to 1993, including
President, Canada; Regional Director, Latin
America; General Manager, Mexico; General
Manager, Southern Africa Region; and
Regional Manager, Southeast Asia. Mr. Horner
began his career in the pharmaceutical
industry at E.R. Squibb, Inc., where he
served in a number of sales and product
management positions. Mr. Horner is a
Director of Novexel SA. Mr. Horner is
chairman of Endo’s Compensation Committee
and a member of Endo’s Audit Committee and
Transactions Committee.
Michael Hyatt has served as a Director
since July 2000. Mr. Hyatt had been a Director of Algos Pharmaceutical Corporation
since November 1996. Until recently, Mr. Hyatt was a Senior Managing Director of
Bear Stearns & Co., Inc. Mr. Hyatt is chairman of Endo’s Transactions Committee
and is a member of Endo’s Nominating and Governance Committee.
Roger H. Kimmel has served as Chairman of the
Board since May 30, 2007, when he succeeded Carol A. Ammon upon her retirement.
Previously, Mr. Kimmel had served as a Director since July 2000. Mr. Kimmel had been
a Director of Algos Pharmaceutical Corporation since July 1996. Mr. Kimmel has been
Vice-Chairman of Rothschild Inc., an investment banking firm, since January 2001.
Previously, he was a partner of the law firm of Latham & Watkins for more than five
years. Mr. Kimmel is also Director of Weider Nutrition International, Inc. and Haleko,
Inc., a subsidiary of Weider Nutrition International, Inc. Mr. Kimmel is chairman
of Endo’s Nominating & Governance Committee and is a member of Endo’s Audit Committee
and Transactions Committee.
Clive A. Meanwell, M.D., Ph.D. has served as a
Director since January 2003. Dr. Meanwell has been the Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer of The Medicines Company since July 2004. From September 2001 through
July 2004, Dr. Meanwell was the Executive Chairman of The Medicines Company. Previously,
he served as Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President since the inception of The
Medicines Company in 1996. From 1995 to 1996, Dr. Meanwell was a partner and Managing
Director of MPM Capital L.P., a venture capital firm. Prior to that, he held various
positions of increasing scope and responsibility at Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. from 1986
to 1995, most recently Senior Vice President. Dr. Meanwell is a member of Endo’s
Nominating and Governance Committee.
Joseph C. Scodari was elected a
Director of Endo on June 26, 2008. Mr.
Scodari was Worldwide Chairman,
Pharmaceuticals Group, of Johnson & Johnson,
a pharmaceutical company, and a Member of
Johnson & Johnson’s Executive Committee from
March 1, 2005 until March 1, 2008. He joined
Johnson & Johnson in 1999 as President of
Centocor, Inc., a biotechnology company,
when Johnson & Johnson acquired Centocor. At
the time of that acquisition, he had been
the President and Chief Operating Officer of
Centocor and a member of Centocor’s Board of
Directors since December 1997. In 2001, he
was named Johnson & Johnson’s Group Chairman
for the North American pharmaceutical
business, and became a member of the Johnson
& Johnson Pharmaceuticals Group Operating
Committee. In 2003, Mr. Scodari was named
Johnson & Johnson Group Chairman,
Biopharmaceutical Businesses. Mr. Scodari
was recently appointed a Director of Covance
Inc. Mr. Scodari is a member of Endo’s
Compensation Committee.
William F.
Spengler was elected a Director of
Endo on June 26, 2008. In July 2008, Mr.
Spengler was appointed Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer of Smith & Wesson
Holding Corporation, a global leader in safety,
security, protection and sport. Until March
2008, he was Executive Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer at MGI Pharmaceuticals
Inc., an oncology- and acute care-focused
biopharmaceutical company, where he had worked
since 2005. Prior to joining MGI Pharma, Mr.
Spengler was Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer at Guilford Pharmaceuticals
Inc., a bioscience company, from July 2004 to
October 2005. From 2002 to 2004, Mr. Spengler
served as President, Chief Operating Officer and
Director of Osteoimplant Technology, Inc., an
orthopedic products company, and from 2000 to
2002, he was Principal of North Charles
Investment Company. Mr. Spengler is a member of
Endo’s Audit Committee.
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