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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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