People: Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc (ALXN.O)

Summary

Name	Age	Since	Current Position
Max Link	72	2002	Independent Chairman of the Board
Leonard Bell	54	2002	Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, Director
Vikas Sinha	49	2012	Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President
Stephen Squinto	56	2013	Chief Global Operations Officer, Executive Vice President
Clare Carmichael	53	2011	Chief Human Resource Officer, Senior Vice President
David Hallal	46	2012	Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer
Martin Mackay		2013	Executive Vice President, Global Head - Research and Development
John Moriarty	45	2012	Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Saqib Islam		2013	Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Portfolio Officer
Frank Wright	65	2013	Senior Vice President; President of Alexion Pharma International Sàrl
William Keller		2009	Independent Director
Joseph Madri	65	1992	Independent Director
Larry Mathis	68	2004	Independent Director
R. Douglas Norby	77	1999	Independent Director
Alvin Parven	71	1999	Independent Director
Andreas Rummelt	56	2010	Independent Director
Ann Veneman	64	2010	Independent Director

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Biographies

Name	Description
Max Link	Dr. Max E. Link, Ph.D. is Independent Chairman of the Board of Directors of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., since December 2002. He served as a director of Alexion since April 1992. From March 2001 to September 2003, Dr. Link was Chairman of the Board and CEO of Centerpulse AG, a medical implant company. From May 1993 to June 1994, Dr. Link was Chief Executive Officer of Corange (Bermuda), the parent company of Boehringer Mannheim Therapeutics, Boehringer Mannheim Diagnostics and DePuy Orthopedics. From 1992 to 1993, Dr. Link was Chairman of the Board of Sandoz Pharma, Ltd., a manufacturer of pharmaceutical products. From 1987 to 1992, Dr. Link was the Chief Executive Officer of Sandoz Pharma and a member of the Executive Board of Sandoz, Ltd., Basel. Prior to 1987, Dr. Link served in various capacities with the United States operations of Sandoz, including as President and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Link is the chairman of the board of directors of Amedica Corporation, CytRx Corporation, and Celsion Corporation, and is also a director of Discovery Labs, Inc., each of which, with the exception of Amedica, is a publicly held pharmaceutical and/or life-science company. Dr. Link was also a director of Human Genome Sciences, Inc. from 1995 to 2008, PDL BioPharma Inc. from 1993 to 2007, and Cell Therapeutics, Inc. from 1995 to 2005. Dr. Link holds a Ph.D. in economics from University of St. Gallen (Switzerland).
Leonard Bell	Dr. Leonard Bell, M.D., is Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, Director of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. He is the principal founder of Alexion, and has been a director of Alexion since February 1992. He has been the Chief Executive Officer of Alexion since January 1992. He has also served as Alexion's President, Treasurer and Secretary and is currently Chief Executive Officer and Treasurer. From 1991 to 1992, Dr. Bell was an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pathology and co-Director of the program in Vascular Biology at the Yale University School of Medicine. From 1990 to 1992, Dr. Bell was an attending physician at the Yale-New Haven Hospital and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at the Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Bell was a recipient of the Physician Scientist Award from the National Institutes of Health and Grant-in-Aid from the American Heart Association as well as various honors and awards from academic and professional organizations. His work has resulted in more than 20 scientific publications and 9 patent applications. Dr. Bell was also a director of The Medicines Company from May 2000 until April 2005. Dr. Bell received his A.B. from Brown University and M.D. from Yale University School of Medicine. Dr. Bell is currently an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pathology at the Yale University School of Medicine.
Vikas Sinha	Mr. Vikas Sinha, M.B.A., C.A., CPA is Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., since October 2012. From September 2005 to October 2012, he was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From June 1994 to August 2005, Mr. Sinha held various positions with Bayer AG in the United States, Japan, Germany, and Canada, most recently serving as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corporation, USA from February 2001 until August 2005. At Bayer, Mr. Sinha has been responsible for financial and business risk management, strategic planning, contracting, customer services, information systems, and supply chain and site administration in North America. Mr. Sinha was also a member of the Pharmaceutical Management Committee for North America. Prior to his appointment in the United States, Mr. Sinha was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bayer Yakuhin Ltd., in Japan and Manager, Mergers and Acquisitions with Bayer AG in Germany. He began his career at Bayer in Toronto as part of an executive development program in the healthcare division. Prior to Bayer, Mr. Sinha held several positions of increasing responsibilities with ANZ Bank and Citibank in South Asia. Mr. Sinha holds a Masters of Business Administration from the Asian Institute of Management which included an exchange program with the University of Western Ontario (Richard Ivey School of Business). He is also a qualified Chartered Accountant from the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and a Certified Public Accountant in the United States.
Stephen Squinto	Dr. Stephen P. Squinto, Ph.D., is Chief Global Operations Officer, Executive Vice President of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. He held the position of Executive Vice President and Head of Research between August 2000 and June 2007. He also held the positions of Senior Vice President and Chief Technical Officer from March 1998 to July 2000, Vice President of Research, Molecular Sciences, from August 1994 to March 1998, Senior Director of Molecular Sciences from July 1993 to July 1994, and Director of Molecular Development from 1992 to July 1993. From 1989 to 1992, Dr. Squinto held various positions at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. including as Senior Scientist and Assistant Head of the Discovery Group. From 1986 to 1989, Dr. Squinto was an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Louisiana State University Medical Center and an Adjunct Professor of Neuroscience at the Tulane University Medical School. Dr. Squinto’s work has led to over 70 scientific papers in the fields of gene regulation, growth factor biology and gene transfer. Dr. Squinto’s work is primarily in the fields of molecular and cellular biology. Dr. Squinto served as a Director of the Biotechnology Research and Development Corporation, a biotechnology consortium, from 1997 to 2003. Dr. Squinto received his B.A. in Chemistry and Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Biophysics from Loyola University of Chicago.
Clare Carmichael	Ms. Clare Carmichael is Chief Human Resource Officer, Senior Vice President of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., since August 2011. From August 2008 to March 2011, Ms. Carmichael served as Senior Vice President, Global Human Resources at Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where she established and executed global HR strategies. From December 2005 to August 2008, Ms. Carmichael held various human resources positions of increasing responsibility at Schering-Plough Corporation, including Vice President of Global Human Resources at the Schering-Plough Research Institute. From December 2003 to December 2005, Ms. Carmichael was Vice President of Human Resources at Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Prior to Eyetech, she held various positions of increasing responsibility in human resources at Pharmacia Corporation. Ms. Carmichael received a B.A. in Psychology from Rider University.
David Hallal	Mr. David L. Hallal is Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., since October 2012. From May 2010 and October 2012, he was Senior Vice President , Global Commercial Operations. From November 2008 to May 2010, he was Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations Americas, and from June 2006 until November 2008 he served as Senior Vice President, US Commercial Operations. Before joining Alexion, Mr. Hallal served as Vice President, Sales at OSI Eyetech from April 2004 until June 2006, where he led the U.S. launch of a first-in-class anti-VEGF therapy for age-related macular degeneration. Prior to OSI Eyetech, from 1992 until 2004, Mr. Hallal held various sales and marketing leadership positions at Amgen and Biogen Idec, where he was involved in multiple product launches in the areas of hematology, oncology, nephrology and immunology. Mr. Hallal received a B.A. in Psychology from the University of New Hampshire.
Martin Mackay	Dr. Martin Mackay, Ph.D., is Executive Vice President, Global Head - Research and Development of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dr. Mackay brings to Alexion more than 30 years of experience in drug discovery and development on a global scale. In his position, Dr. Mackay will focus on continuing to build and improve Alexion's global research and development organization with a goal of accelerating the simultaneous development of multiple drug candidates in debilitating and life-threatening ultra-rare disorders across a range of therapeutic areas. Most recently, Dr. Mackay served as President, Research and Development at AstraZeneca, reporting directly to the CEO, where he led all R&D functions on a global basis, including discovery research, clinical development, regulatory affairs and key related R&D functions. Prior to AstraZeneca, Dr. Mackay held positions of increasing responsibility at Pfizer, rising to the position of President, Head of Pfizer Pharmatherapeutics, R&D, where he reported to the CEO and Chairman, overseeing all aspects of discovery and development of therapies across nine therapeutic areas. Earlier in his career, Dr. Mackay worked in the CIBA organization (now Novartis) and held positions within academia. He received his Ph.D. in molecular genetics from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
John Moriarty	Mr. John B. Moriarty, J.D., is Senior Vice President, General Counsel of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., since December 2012. From December 2010 to December 2012, Mr. Moriarty served as General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer at Elan Corporation plc, an Irish public limited company traded on the New York and Irish Stock Exchanges, and also served as a member of Elan's Executive Management team. Prior to assuming the role of General Counsel, Mr. Moriarty served as Senior Vice President of Law, Litigation and Commercial Operations at Elan from December 2008 to December 2010. From 2002 to 2008, Mr. Moriarty held various positions with Amgen, Inc., including Executive Director and Associate General Counsel, Global Commercial Operations - Amgen Oncology and Senior Counsel, Complex Litigation, Products Liability and Government Investigations. Between 1994 and 2002, Mr. Moriarty served in various capacities in private practice focused on healthcare and as a healthcare fraud prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Virginia Attorney General's Office. Mr. Moriarty received his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law and his B.A., with distinction, from the University of Virginia.
Saqib Islam	Mr. Saqib Islam, J.D., is Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy and Portfolio Officer of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Mr. Islam brings to Alexion 18 years of experience in global business management, with a focus on business development, strategic decision-making and planning, and capital markets. In his new position, he will focus on both executing the corporate growth strategies as well as contributing to the assessment and management of the global operations. Mr. Islam has an background in the healthcare banking sector, having held positions of increasing responsibility in the investment banking divisions of Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, and most recently, Credit Suisse Securities, where he served as Managing Director, Head of Healthcare and Diversified Industrials Capital Markets. Earlier in his career, at The Boston Consulting Group, Mr. Islam had provided strategic analysis and advice to client firms across diverse industry segments. Mr. Islam received his Bachelor's degree from McGill University and his J.D. from Columbia Law School.
Frank Wright	Mr. Frank J. Wright is Senior Vice President of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., and President of Alexion Pharma International Sàrl since January 2013. Before joining Alexion, from August 2011 to February 2012, Mr. Wright served as Interim President of the Clinical Trials Distribution Unit at Marken Limited, a global clinical supply chain solutions provider. Mr. Wright co-founded Aptuit LLC in 2004, a provider of integrated drug discovery and development services, and from 2004 to 2010 served as its Vice Chairman and Chief Operating Officer. From 2000 to 2004, he was an independent consultant advising pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies and private equity firms with respect to acquisitions, asset valuation and emerging markets. From 1994 to 2000, Mr. Wright held various positions of increasing responsibility at ChiRex, Inc., a Nasdaq-listed services company providing process research and development and contract manufacturing services, acquired by Rhodia Pharma in 2000, including as Co-Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining ChiRex, Mr. Wright served at Glaxo for 15 years in various operational management, outsourcing and procurement positions. Mr. Wright studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
William Keller	Mr. William R. Keller is Independent Director of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., since December 2009. Mr. Keller is the founder of, and since September 2009 a principal of, Keller Pharma Consultancy, a pharmaceutical consulting firm in China. He is also a senior consultant to the Shanghai Foreign Investment Development Board and the deputy general manager of Zhangjiang Biotech & Pharmaceutical Base Development Co., Ltd. From 2007 to September 2009, Mr. Keller was the chairman of HBM Biomed China Partners, a specialized venture capital organization dedicated exclusively to life sciences in China. From 1994 to 2003, Mr. Keller was the general manager of Roche China Ltd. and Shanghai Roche Pharmaceutical Ltd. From 1974 to 2003, Mr. Keller served in various positions at Roche Group in South America and Asia. Mr. Keller is the honorary president of the R&D-based Pharmaceutical Association in China, the vice chairman of the Shanghai Association of Foreign Investment Enterprises and holds directorships in Cathay Industrial Biotech Ltd., Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Development Co. Ltd., TaiGen Biotechnology Co., Ltd., each of which are privately held, and Coland Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., which is a pharmaceutical company listed on the Taiwan stock exchange. Mr. Keller graduated from the School of Economics and Business Administration (Zurich) and is Honorary Citizen of Shanghai.
Joseph Madri	Dr. Joseph A. Madri, Ph.D., M.D., is Independent Director of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., since February 1992. Since 1980, Dr. Madri has been on the faculty of the Yale University School of Medicine and is currently a Professor of Pathology and Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology. Dr. Madri serves on the editorial boards of numerous scientific journals and he is the author of over 243 scientific publications. Dr. Madri works in the areas of regulation of angiogenesis, vascular cell-matrix interactions, cell-cell interactions, lymphocyte-endothelial cell interactions and endothelial and smooth muscle cell biology and neural stem biology, and has been awarded a Merit award from the National Institutes of Health. Dr. Madri received his B.S. and M.S. in Biology from St. John's University and M.D. and Ph.D. in Biological Chemistry from Indiana University.
Larry Mathis	Mr. Larry L. Mathis is Independent Director of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., since March 2004. From 1971 until 1998, he served as an executive at The Methodist Hospital System in Houston, Texas - an organization comprising 16 corporations and 37 hospital affiliates in the U.S. and abroad. During the last fourteen years of his tenure, Mr. Mathis served as President and CEO and as a member of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors. Following his executive service, he was an organization, management and leadership consultant with D. Peterson & Associates in Houston. Mr. Mathis is a also director of Healthcare Trust of America, Inc., a real estate investment trust. Mr. Mathis received a Master's degree in Health Administration from Washington University in St. Louis, and a B.A. in Social Sciences from Pittsburg State University in Kansas.
R. Douglas Norby	Mr. R. Douglas Norby is Independent Director of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., since September 1999. From July 2003 and until January 31, 2006, Mr. Norby has been Sr. Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer of Tessera Technologies, Inc., a provider of intellectual property for advanced semiconductor packaging. From March 2002 to February 2003, Mr. Norby served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Zambeel, Inc., a data storage systems company. From December 2000 to March 2002, Mr. Norby served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Novalux, Inc., a manufacturer of lasers for optical networks. From 1996 until December 2000, Mr. Norby served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of LSI Logic Corporation, a semiconductor company, and he has also served as a director of LSI Logic Corporation since 1993. From July 1993 until November 1996, he served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Mentor Graphics Corporation, a software company. Mr. Norby served as President of Pharmetrix Corporation, a drug delivery company, from July 1992 to September 1993, and from 1985 to 1992, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Lucasfilm, Ltd., an entertainment company. From 1979 to 1985, Mr. Norby was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Syntex Corporation, a pharmaceutical company. Mr. Norby is a director of STATS Chip PAC, Ltd., a semiconductor company listed on the Singapore stock exchange, Ikanos Communications, Inc., a semiconductor and software company listed on Nasdaq, InvenSense, Inc. a semiconductor company listed on the NYSE, MagnaChip Semiconductor LLC, a semiconductor company listed on the NYSE, and NEXX Systems, Inc., a private semiconductor manufacturing equipment company. From 2007 to 2009, Mr. Norby also served as a director of Intellon Corporation and from 2005 to 2009 served as a director of Neterion, Inc. Mr. Norby received a B.A. in Economics from Harvard University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
Alvin Parven	Mr. Alvin S. Parven is Independent Director of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., since May 1999. Since 1997, Mr. Parven has been President of ASP Associates, a management and strategic consulting firm. From 1994 to 1997, Mr. Parven was Vice President at Aetna Business Consulting, reporting to the Office of the Chairman of Aetna. From 1987 to 1994, Mr. Parven was Vice President, Operations at Aetna Health Plans. Prior to 1987, he served in various capacities at Aetna including Vice President, Pension Services from 1983 to 1987. Mr. Parven is chairman of the General Employees Retirement Board of the Town of Palm Beach. Mr. Parven received his B.A. from Northeastern University.
Andreas Rummelt	Dr. Andreas Rummelt, Ph.D., is Independent Director of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., since February 23, 2010. Since January 2011, he has served as the Chief Executive Officer of InterPharmaLink AG, a management consulting firm focused on advising companies in the healthcare industry. From December 2008 until January 2010, Dr. Rummelt was Group Head of Quality Assurance and Technical Operations at Novartis. He had been a member of the Executive Committee of Novartis from January 2006 until his resignation in January 2010. He joined Sandoz Pharma Ltd. in 1985 and held various positions of increasing responsibility in development. In 1994, he was appointed Head of Worldwide Technical Research and Development, a position he retained following the merger that created Novartis in 1996. From 1999 to 2004, Dr. Rummelt served as Head of Technical Operations of the Novartis Pharmaceuticals Division and from 2004 to 2008 as Head of Sandoz. Dr. Rummelt is a director of Acino Holding AG, a pharmaceutical company focused on novel delivery forms listed on the Swiss stock exchange, Selica Limited, a private company providing radiolabelling and drug discovery services located in the United Kingdom and Xellia Pharmaceuticals, a private specialty pharmaceutical company focused on providing anti-infective treatments against serious and life-threatening infections located in Norway. Dr. Rummelt graduated with a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany.
Ann Veneman	Ms. Ann M. Veneman, J.D., is Independent Director of Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., since May 2010. She was most recently the Executive Director of UNICEF, a position she held from her appointment by the United Nations Secretary General in May 2005 until April 2010. As Executive Director, Ms. Veneman worked on behalf of the United Nations children's agency to help children around the world by advocating for and protecting their rights. Ms. Veneman was responsible for more than 11,000 UNICEF staff members in more than 150 countries. Prior to joining UNICEF, Ms. Veneman served as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, or USDA, from January 2001 until January 2005. From 1986 until 1993, she served in various positions at the USDA, including Deputy Secretary, Deputy Undersecretary for International Affairs and Commodity Programs, and Associate Administer of the Foreign Agricultural Service. From 1995 until 1999, Ms. Veneman served as Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. Ms. Veneman has also practiced law in Washington, DC and California in both the private and public sectors. Ms. Veneman is a director of Nestlé, S.A., a global nutrition, health and wellness company listed on the Swiss stock exchange. Ms. Veneman received a B.A. from the University of California, Davis, a Master's degree in Public Policy from the University of California, Berkeley, and a J.D. from the University of California, Hastings College of Law.

Basic Compensation

Name	Fiscal Year Total
Max Link	--
Leonard Bell	13,030,100
Vikas Sinha	3,551,940
Stephen Squinto	3,684,630
Clare Carmichael	--
David Hallal	3,201,630
Martin Mackay	--
John Moriarty	--
Saqib Islam	--
Frank Wright	--
William Keller	--
Joseph Madri	--
Larry Mathis	--
R. Douglas Norby	--
Alvin Parven	--
Andreas Rummelt	--
Ann Veneman	--

As Of 30 Dec 2011

Options Compensation

Name	Options	Value
Max Link	0	0
Leonard Bell	764,682	14,648,237
Vikas Sinha	114,508	4,895,210
Stephen Squinto	369,740	9,902,393
Clare Carmichael	0	0
David Hallal	79,872	3,823,480
Martin Mackay	0	0
John Moriarty	0	0
Saqib Islam	0	0
Frank Wright	0	0
William Keller	0	0
Joseph Madri	0	0
Larry Mathis	0	0
R. Douglas Norby	0	0
Alvin Parven	0	0
Andreas Rummelt	0	0
Ann Veneman	0	0

Insider Trading

Name	Shares Traded	Price
BELL LEONARD	22,214	$105.38
BELL LEONARD	2,333	$107.48
BELL LEONARD	6,566	$106.32
MACKAY MARTIN	25,000	$0.00
BELL LEONARD	6,220	$104.94
BELL LEONARD	35,000	$100.12
SQUINTO STEPHEN P	20,000	$42.66
MATHIS LARRY L	3,115	$99.03
VENEMAN ANN M	3,115	$99.00
SQUINTO STEPHEN P	16,499	$22.90
SQUINTO STEPHEN P	200	$99.51
SQUINTO STEPHEN P	36,299	$98.96
ISLAM SAQIB	25,000	$0.00
BELL LEONARD	35,000	$95.04
BELL LEONARD	26,700	$100.24
BELL LEONARD	8,300	$99.97
BELL LEONARD	35,000	$95.00
SQUINTO STEPHEN P	3,085	$92.17
PARVEN ALVIN S	3,115	$92.00
SQUINTO STEPHEN P	16,915	$91.21
SQUINTO STEPHEN P	13,750	$17.98
SQUINTO STEPHEN P	6,250	$22.90
NORBY ROCKFORD DOUGLAS	2,471	$0.00
SQUINTO STEPHEN P	4,500	$0.00
LINK MAX E	2,471	$0.00

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