People: Tranzyme Inc (TZYM.O)

Dr. Franck S. Rousseau, M.D., is Chief Medical Officer of Tranzyme Inc., since October 2011. From 2003 to 2010, he worked at Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD) where he had most recently served as Therapeutic Area Head, Hepatic Diseases. and initially as Vice President, Clinical Development. During this time, when he also was head of Gilead's Durham, North Carolina facility, Dr. Rousseau oversaw the clinical development for several drugs which ultimately received global marketing approval. From 1997 to 2002, Dr. Rousseau was Chief Medical Officer of Triangle Pharmaceuticals until its acquisition by Gilead in 2003. He began his pharmaceutical industry career in 1993 at Wellcome Lab, followed by two years with Glaxo Wellcome (NYSE: GSK) from 1995-1997 serving as Medical Advisor. Dr. Rousseau holds a Doctorate of Medicine and a Degree of Epidemiology and Nosocomial Infections from the University of Paris 7, Paris, France. He also holds a Degree of Statistics from the University of Paris 6, Paris, France.