People: Acura Pharmaceuticals Inc (ACUR.O)

Mr. Bruce F. Wesson is an Independent Director of Acura Pharmaceuticals, Inc., since March 1998. From January 1991 until June 30, 2011 Mr. Wesson was a Partner of Galen Associates, a health care venture firm, and a General Partner of Galen Partners III, L.P. Prior to January, 1991, he was Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co. Inc., an investment banking firm. He serves on the Boards of Derma Sciences, Inc., and as Vice Chairman of the Board of MedAssets, Inc., each a publicly traded company. Mr. Wesson earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Colgate University and a Masters of Business Administration from Columbia University.