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Management Team
Executive Committee
Patrick
Soon-Shiong, M.D.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Abraxis BioScience
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Dr. Soon-Shiong became chairman and chief executive officer of Abraxis
BioScience in April 2006. Dr.
Soon-Shiong previously served APP as president since July 2001 and
chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors from
its inception in March 1996. Since June 1994, Dr. Soon-Shiong also
served as president, chief financial officer and a director of American
BioScience, Inc. From June 1994 to June 1998, he served as chief
executive officer and chairman of the board of directors of VivoRX,
Inc., a biotechnology company. Dr. Soon-Shiong is named
as a co-inventor on over 40 issued U.S. and foreign patents and is
a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Royal College
of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Soon-Shiong holds a degree
in medicine from the University of the Witwatersrand and a M.Sc.
in science from the University of British Columbia.
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Lisa Gopala
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Abraxis BioScience
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Lisa Gopala joined the company in July 2006 and was officially appointed chief financial officer of Abraxis BioScience on August 10, 2006. Ms. Gopala oversees and manages all financial aspects of the company, including accounting, strategic planning and analysis, treasury and tax. Before joining Abraxis, Ms. Gopala served as executive vice president and chief financial officer of Intermix Media, Inc., the former holding company of Myspace.com. Prior to Intermix Media, Ms. Gopala was vice president of finance and corporate controller of Ticketmaster, an IAC subsidiary. Ms. Gopala also served at International Rectifier, the world’s top maker of power electronics and semiconductors; LA Gear; and, PricewaterhouseCoopers/Arthur Andersen. Ms. Gopala is a certified public accountant and holds a B.S. in business administration from Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
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Bruce
Wendel
Executive Vice President, Corporate Development
Abraxis BioScience
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Mr. Wendel became executive vice president of corporate development of Abraxis BioScience in May 2006. Mr. Wendel joined American Pharmaceutical Partners (APP) in 2004 as vice president of corporate development. He began his 14 years with Bristol-Myers Squibb as in-house counsel before shifting to business and corporate development. While at Bristol-Myers Squibb, as vice president, corporate development international medicines, he led teams that completed several major acquisitions, divestitures and alliances around the world. These transactions included a $225 million divestiture of Bristol's U.S. diagnostic division as well as the acquisition of three pharmaceutical firms in Argentina, South Korea, and Peru, and a co-promotion alliance with SmithKline Beecham for Avandia. Before joining APP, he served as vice president, business development and licensing for IVAX Corporation, a generic drug manufacturer, where late last year he completed the company's acquisition of 3M's European respiratory business. Previously, Mr. Wendel served in the legal departments of Playtex and Combe. He earned a Juris Doctorate degree from Georgetown University Law School where he was an editor of Law & Policy in International Business, and a B.S. from Cornell University.
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Board of Directors
Patrick
Soon-Shiong, M.D.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Soon-Shiong became chairman and chief executive officer of Abraxis BioScience in April 2006. Dr. Soon-Shiong previously served American Pharmaceutical Partners (APP) as president since July 2001 and chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors from its inception in March 1996. Since June 1994, Dr. Soon-Shiong also served as president, chief financial officer and a director of American BioScience, Inc. From June 1994 to June 1998, he served as chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors of VivoRX, Inc., a biotechnology company. Dr. Soon-Shiong is named as a co-inventor on over 40 issued U.S. and foreign patents and is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Soon-Shiong holds a degree in medicine from the University of the Witwatersrand and a M.Sc. in science from the University of British Columbia.
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Kirk
K. Calhoun
CPA, Retired , Ernst & Young, LLP Partner
Mr. Calhoun has served as a director since 2002. He joined Ernst & Young LLP in 1965
and served as a partner of the firm from 1975 until his retirement
in June 2002 where his responsibilities included both area management
and serving clients in a variety of industries. Mr. Calhoun is a
certified public accountant with a background in auditing and accounting.
Mr. Calhoun serves on the board of governors of the California State
University Foundation, serving as chairman from July 2000 to June
2003, and is a director of Myogen, Inc. Mr. Calhoun holds a B.S. in
accounting from the University of Southern California.
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David S. Chen,
Ph.D.
Cypac Investment Management
Dr. Chen has served as a director since June 1998. Dr. Chen was chairman of Cypac Investment Management Limited from 1998-2003. He served as chief executive officer of Central Investment Holdings Company from July 1996 to February 2000, and CFO from May 1991 to February 1994. Dr. Chen holds a B.S. in agricultural economics from National Taiwan University, a M.B.A. from California State University at Long Beach and a Ph.D. in business administration from Nova University, Florida.
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Stephen D. Nimer,
M.D.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Dr. Nimer has served as director since May 2001.
Dr. Nimer has been associated with Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer
Center since 1993 and has been head of the division of hematologic
oncology since 1996 and chief of hematology service since 1993. He
has also taught medicine at the Cornell University School of Medicine
since 1993. Dr. Nimer holds a M.D. from the University of Chicago
and a B.S. in biology from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Leonard Shapiro
Shapco, Inc.
Mr. Shapiro has served as a director since October 2002. He
has more than 50 years of business experience as an entrepreneur
and founder of Shapco, Inc., a manufacturer and distributor of pipe
products, where he has been the chief executive officer since 1948.
As chief executive officer of Shapco, he presided over the firm's
real estate investment activities in addition to its manufacturing
and distribution operations. Shapco, Inc., together with its subsidiaries,
employs over 300 employees in various locations throughout the western
United States.
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