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The NUCRYST Pharmaceuticals' management team has a broad base of pharmaceutical and medical device management experience, including product development and launches of major pharmaceutical products and medical devices.
Thomas E. Gardner - Carol Amelio - Ed Gaj Jr., RPh - David C. McDowell
Thomas E. Gardner
Chairman, President and CEO
Mr. Gardner joined NUCRYST in May 2007 as a Director and was appointed Chairman, President & CEO in August 2007.
Mr. Gardner has more than 30 years of management experience, and specializes in the strategic positioning of companies with particular emphasis on pharmaceuticals, medical devices and healthcare information.
Prior to his current assignments, Mr. Gardner was CEO of a number of public and private companies including Songbird Hearing, Datamonitor, Base Ten Systems, and Access Health. From 1970 to 1995, Mr. Gardner held senior marketing and general management positions at Procter & Gamble, Johnson & Johnson, Simon & Schuster and IMS Health. He currently holds board seats at several privately held companies, including IntegriChain, VisiLED and Virium Pharmaceuticals.
Carol Amelio
Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
Ms. Amelio joined NUCRYST in February 2006 as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. She is responsible for all of NUCRYST's legal requirements such as securities compliance and business agreement preparation and negotiation.
Prior to joining NUCRYST, Ms. Amelio served as legal counsel for The Westaim Corporation and worked extensively with NUCRYST. She supported NUCRYST's legal needs associated with meeting its corporate objectives including the preparation and negotiation of joint development, licensing, research and development, and clinical study agreements. Prior to Westaim, she held senior legal and management positions with TELUS Communications.
Ms. Amelio earned a Bachelor of Commerce with distinction and a law degree from the University of Alberta.
Ed Gaj Jr., RPh
Vice President, Corporate Development
Mr. Gaj joined NUCRYST in June 2007 as Vice President, Corporate Development. He leads NUCRYST's corporate partnering initiatives, strategic planning, corporate communications and patent portfolio management.
Since 1998, Mr. Gaj held a series of progressively senior positions at Anika Therapeutics, including Director and Executive Director, Marketing and Business Development and most recently, Franchise Director, Aesthetics. Mr. Gaj has considerable knowledge and experience developing licensing and commercialization strategies, structuring and negotiating agreements, and running all aspects of a key business unit.
Previously, Mr. Gaj was with B&E Consulting, where he was responsible for new business opportunity assessment and development for clients. He also held positions at Immunologic Pharmaceutical Corp., Biogen, Alpha Therapeutics Corp., and Lederle Laboratories. He started his career as an oncology pharmacist at the New England Deaconess Hospital and a staff pharmacist at the Lahey Clinic.
Mr. Gaj earned Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and is a registered pharmacist.
David C. McDowell
Vice President, Manufacturing Operations
Mr. McDowell joined NUCRYST in July of 2005 to lead the company's sales, supply and new product development effort in the burn and wound care markets. He oversees NUCRYST's quality, engineering, manufacturing, medical coatings research and wound care product development. He brings more than 25 years of management experience in the pharmaceutical, medical device and consumer packaged goods industry, both domestic and international.
Prior to joining NUCRYST, Mr. McDowell served in senior positions with Novartis, GlaxoSmithKline and Sterling Winthrop. Most recently, he held the position of General Manager Sterile Manufacturing, Head Lens Care Products Global Supply with CIBA Vision, a Novartis company, where he was responsible for global manufacturing and supply of lens care and eye care products.
Mr. McDowell is based at NUCRYST's facility in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta, Canada. He earned a BASC in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto.
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