THOMAS WIGGANS - Chairman and CEO
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Mr. Wiggans has served as our Chief Executive Officer since August 15, 2008 and as Chairman of our board of directors since October 2007. Previously, Mr. Wiggans served as Chief Executive Officer of Connetics Corporation, a biotechnology company, from 1994, and as Chairman of the board of directors of Connetics Corporation from January 2006, until December 2006 when Connetics Corporation was acquired by Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. From 1992 to 1994, Mr. Wiggans served as President and Chief Operating Officer of CytoTherapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company. From 1980 to 1992, Mr. Wiggans served in various positions at Ares-Serono Group, a pharmaceutical company, including President of its U.S. pharmaceutical operations and Managing Director of its U.K. pharmaceutical operations.
In addition, Mr. Wiggans is a member of the board of directors of Onyx Pharmaceuticals Inc., a publicly-held pharmaceutical company. Mr. Wiggans currently serves on the Board of Overseers of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and the Board of Trustees of the University of Kansas Endowment Association. In addition, he is Chairman of the Biotechnology Institute, a non-profit educational organization.
Mr. Wiggans received a B.S. in pharmacy from the University of Kansas and an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University.
