Board of Directors

Robert A. Ingram, Chairman

Robert A. Ingram was appointed a director of Elan in December 2010, and assumed the role of chairman effective January 26, 2011. He is currently a general partner of Hatteras Venture Partners, LLC and has served as an advisor to the CEO of GlaxoSmithKline plc since January 2010. Mr. Ingram served as vice chairman pharmaceuticals of GlaxoSmithKline, acting as a special advisor to the corporate executive team from January 2003 until December 2009. He was chief operating officer and president, pharmaceutical operations of GlaxoSmithKline from January 2001 to January 2003. Mr. Ingram was CEO of GlaxoWellcome plc from 1997 to 2000, and chairman of Glaxo Wellcome Inc. from 1999 to 2000. He is also chairman of Valeant Pharmaceuticals Inc. and a director of Allergan, Inc., Cree, Inc., Edwards Lifesciences Corporation and Lowe’s Companies, Inc.

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G. Kelly Martin was appointed a director of Elan in February 2003 following his appointment as president and CEO. He was formerly a member of the executive management committee of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., where he spent more than 20 years in a broad array of operating responsibilities on a global basis.

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Lars Ekman was appointed a director of Elan in May 2005. He transitioned from his role as Elan’s president of R&D in 2007 to serve solely as a non-executive director.He joined Elan as executive vice president and president, global R&D, in 2001. Prior to joining Elan, Dr. Ekman was executive vice president, R&D, at Schwarz Pharma AG since 1997. From 1984 to 1997, Dr. Ekman was employed in a variety of senior scientific and clinical functions at Pharmacia (now Pfizer). Dr. Ekman is a board certified surgeon with a PhD in experimental biology and has held several clinical and academic positions in both the United States and Europe. He obtained his PhD and MD from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. He serves as an executive partner to Sofinnova Ventures and as an advisor to Warburg Pincus. He is a director of Amarin Corporation, plc., Cebix Incorporated, InterMune, Inc., Ocera Inc., and executive chairman of Protox Therapeutics Inc. 

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Hans Peter Hasler was appointed a director of Elan in September 2011. He is currently the Chairman of HBM Bioventures AG and principal of HPH Management GmbH. Previously, Mr. Hasler served with Biogen Idec in a number of key executive leadership roles from 2001-2009. Prior to his departure from Biogen Idec, Mr. Hasler served as its Chief Operating Officer responsible for all commercial operations, business development, medical affairs and Biogen International representing total revenues of $4.1 billion with 1,500 employees. During his tenure he served as Head of Global Neurology/Cardiovascular business and head of International business overseeing the launch of Tysabri in Europe and the management of Avonex.

Back to top Gary Kennedy, Director

Gary Kennedy was appointed a director of Elan in May 2005, and is currently a director of Greencore Group plc, Anglo Irish Bank, Friends First, and serves as a board member to a number of private companies. From May 1997 to December 2005, he was group director, finance and enterprise technology, at Allied Irish Banks, plc (AIB) and a member of the main board of AIB, and was also on the board of M&T, AIB’s associate in the United States. Prior to that, Mr. Kennedy was group vice president at Nortel Networks Europe after starting his management career at Deloitte & Touche. He served on the board of the Industrial Development Authority of Ireland for 10 years until he retired in December 2005 and is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Back to top Patrick Kennedy, Director

Patrick Kennedy was appointed a director of Elan in May 2008. He is currently CEO of Paddy Power plc, an international betting and gaming group, listed on both the London and Irish Stock Exchanges; and is also a director of Bank of Ireland. Mr. Kennedy was previously CFO of Greencore Group plc and prior to that worked with McKinsey&Company in its London, Amsterdam and Dublin offices. Mr. Kennedy also previously worked with KPMG’s corporate finance arm, splitting his time between Ireland and the Netherlands. Mr. Kennedy is a graduate of University College Dublin and a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Back to top Giles Kerr, Director

Giles Kerr was appointed a director of Elan in September 2007. He is currently the director of finance with the University of Oxford, England, and a fellow of Keble College. At present Mr. Kerr is a member of the board and the chairman of the audit committee of Victrex plc and BTG plc. He is also a director of Isis Innovation Ltd and a number of other private companies. Previously, Mr. Kerr was the group finance director and CFO of Amersham plc,and prior to that, he was a partner with Arthur Andersen in the United Kingdom. Mr. Kerr is a Fellow of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Back to top Kieran McGowan, Director

Kieran McGowan was appointed a director of Elan in December 1998. He is currently chairman of CRH, plc and is also a director Charles Schwab Worldwide Funds, plc, as well as sitting on the board of a number of private companies. From 1990 until his retirement in December 1998, Mr. McGowan was chief executive of the Industrial Development Authority of Ireland, and served as president of the Irish Management Institute. In addition,Mr. McGowan has also chaired the Governing Authority at University College Dublin.

Back to top Kyran McLaughlin, Director

Kyran McLaughlin was appointed a director of Elan in January 1998 and served as chairman from January 2005 to January 2011. He is deputy chairman at Davy, Ireland’s largest stockbroker firm. He is also a director of Ryanair Holdings plc and is a director of a number of private companies.

Back to top Donal O'Connor, Director

Donal O’Connor was appointed a director of Elan in May 2008 and is also a director of Readymix plc and the administrator of Icarom plc. Prior to joining the Elan Board, Mr. O’Connor was the senior partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Ireland from 1995 until 2007. He was also a member of the PricewaterhouseCoopers Global Board and was a former chairman of the Eurofirms Board. Mr. O’Connor was the government-appointed chairman of Anglo Irish Bank Limited from 18 December 2008 to 14 June 2010, and is a graduate of University College Dublin and a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Back to top Richard Pilnik, Director

Richard Pilnik was elected a director of Elan in July 2009 and brings extensive industry experience to Elan. Mr. Pilnik served in several leadership positions during his 25-year career at Eli Lilly & Company, most recently as group vice president and chief marketing officer, where he was responsible for commercial strategy, market research and medical marketing. Currently Mr. Pilnik serves as president of Innovex, the commercial group of Quintiles Transnational Corp., which is a global pioneer in pharmaceutical services. Mr. Pilnik holds a B.A. from Duke University and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Back to top Dennis Selkoe, Director

Dennis Selkoe was appointed a director of Elan in July 1996, following the acquisition of Athena Neurosciences,where he served as a director since July 1995. Dr. Selkoe was a founder of Athena Neurosciences. Dr. Selkoe, as aneurologist, is a professor of neurology and neuroscience at Harvard Medical School. He also serves as co-director of the Center for Neurologic Diseases at The Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Back to top Andrew von Eschenbach, Director

Andrew von Eschenbach, MD, was appointed a director of Elan in September 2011. He is currently the President of Samaritan Health Initiatives Inc., a health care policy consultancy. He previously served as Commissioner of the FDA from 2005-2009. Under his leadership the FDA implemented: "Beyond Our Borders" - a systems based "global" approach to regulation of food and medical products, establishing for the first time a permanent FDA presence in 16 foreign locations; and accelerated the Critical Path Initiative designed to modernize the sciences through which the FDA regulated products are developed, evaluated and manufactured.

Prior to being the Commissioner of the FDA, Dr. von Eschenbach served as the Director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) from 2002-2006. As part of the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Health and Human Services, NCI's main responsibilities include overseeing the world's largest cancer research budget (~ $5 billion) by coordinating the National Cancer Program which conducts and supports research, training, health information dissemination and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the continuing care of cancer patients and their families.

Dr. von Eschenbach held a number of leadership roles at the University of Texas' M.D. Anderson Cancer Center from 1976-2002. He was educated at St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia and received his M.D. from Georgetown University, Washington D.C. His current responsibilities include serving on the boards of Histosonics Inc., Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation, and National Comprehensive Cancer Centers Network Foundation. He also serves on the advisory boards of Chugai Pharmaceutical International Advisory Council, GE Heathymagination Advisory Boards and on the Scientific Advisory Boards of Arrowhead Research Corporation and Johnson & Johnson/Corporate Office of Science & Technology External Scientific Advisory Board and is Senior Fellow at the Milken Institute and is a Senior Advisor to PWC Healthcare Services.

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