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These excerpts taken from the ABII 10-K filed Apr 30, 2009. PART III
The following sets forth certain information with respect to our directors and executive officers as of April 30, 2009:
Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D. has served as our executive chairman and chief executive officer of Abraxis Health since April 2009. Prior to that, Dr. Soon-Shiong served as chairman and chief executive officer from our separation from old Abraxis BioScience (Old Abraxis) in November 2007 until April 2009. Dr. Soon-Shiong also served as chief executive officer of APP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (New APP), the successor to Old Abraxis, from November 2007 through May 2008 and served as the chairman of New APP from the separation until the acquisition of New APP by Fresenius SE in September 2008. He was also the chairman and chief executive officer of Old Abraxis from April 2006 through November 2007. Dr. Soon-Shiong also served American Pharmaceutical Partners (Old APP) as its president from July 2001 and chief executive officer and chairman of the board of directors from its inception in March 1996. He also served as president, chief financial officer and a director of American BioScience, Inc. (ABI) from June 1994 until April 2006 when Old APP and ABI were merged to form Old Abraxis. Dr. Soon-Shiong has devoted his career to developing next-generation technologies to treat patients with life-threatening diseases. Dr. Soon-Shiong performed the first encapsulated islet transplant in a diabetic patient and co-invented Abraxane® and the nab® tumor targeting technology platform. Noted organizations have recognized Dr. Soon-Shiongs research with numerous national and international awards such as the Association for Academic Surgery Award for Research, the American College of Surgeons Schering Scholar, the Royal College Physicians and Surgeons Research Award, the Peter Kiewit Distinguished Membership in Medicine Award, and the International J.W. Hyatt Award for Service to Mankind. Dr. Soon-Shiong received the 2006 Gilda Club Award for the advancement of cancer medicine and is a recipient of a 2007 Ellis Island Medal of Honor, the Caritas Award from St. Johns Health Center and the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award from St. Marys Medical Center. He is a co-inventor of over 50 issued United States patents and has published more than 100 scientific papers. 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. Dr. Soon-Shiong is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Soon-Shiong serves on the Board of Directors for the National Institute of Transplantation, the Technology Council for the Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence at Northwestern University, two advisory boards of the RAND Corporation (the Health Board and the Asia Pacific Policy Board), the Presidents Council at the RAND Corporation, the Board of Trustees for the Saint Johns Health Center and the Board of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA.
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Leon (Lonnie) O. Moulder, Jr. has served as vice chairman of our board of directors and our president and chief executive officer since April 2009. Prior to that, Mr. Moulder served as vice chairman of Eisai Corporation of North America from January 2008 until January 2009, when Eisai acquired MGI PHARMA, INC., where he served as president and chief executive officer since May 2003. Mr. Moulder joined MGI PHARMA in September 1999 as executive vice president and was promoted to president and chief operating officer in May 2002. Prior to MGI PHARMA, he was a member of the founding management team and vice president, business development & commercial affairs of Eligex, Inc., a venture-stage biomedical company, from October 1997 to September 1999. Prior to that, Mr. Moulder served for 16 years in a number of commercial roles for Hoechst Marion Roussel (now Sanofi Aventis) and its predecessor companies. He began his career as a clinical pharmacist. Mr. Moulder was previously a board member of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) and is a member of the Board of Visitors of the Temple University school of Pharmacy. He earned a bachelor of science degree in pharmacy from Temple University and master of business administration degree from the University of Chicago. Kirk K. Calhoun has served as a director since the separation in November 2007. Mr. Calhoun previously served as a director of Old Abraxis from 2002 to the date of the separation. 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 is also currently a director of Response Genetics, Inc. Mr. Calhoun holds a B.S. in accounting from the University of Southern California. David S. Chen, Ph.D. has served as a director since the separation in November 2007. Dr. Chen previously served as a director of Old Abraxis from June 1998 to the date of the separation. Dr. Chen has been a senior executive vice president of China Development Industrial Bank since February 2004. Dr. Chen also served as president of China Trust Venture Capital Corporation from October 2001 to May 2004 and was the chairman of Cypac Investment Management Limited from 1998 to 2001. He served as Central Investment Holdings Companys chief executive officer from July 1996 to February 2000, and its chief financial officer 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. Stephen D. Nimer, M.D. has served as a director since the separation in November 2007. Dr. Nimer previously served as a director of Old Abraxis from May 2001 to the date of the separation. Dr. Nimer has been the Chief of the Hematology Service at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center since 1993, and Vice Chairman for Faculty Development since 2008. He was head of the Division of Hematologic Oncology from 1996 to 2008. 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. Leonard Shapiro has served as a director since the separation in November 2007. Mr. Shapiro previously served as a director of Old Abraxis from July 2002 to the date of the separation. 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 1960. As chief executive officer of Shapco, Inc., he presided over the firms 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. Edward Geehr, M.D. has served as our executive vice president of operations since October 2008. Dr. Geehr has extensive experience as a founder, manager and board member of companies in the fields of medical devices, health services and technology. Most recently, from December 2004 to September 2008, Dr. Geehr served as president of Allez Spine LLC, a medical device company. From 1998 to 2001, he served as founding chairman and chief medical officer of IPC The Hospitalist Company, a publicly-traded services company that organizes and manages hospital-based medical practices in multiple states. Prior to IPC, from July 1991 to September 1996, Dr. Geehr was Senior Vice President of UniHealth America, an integrated healthcare delivery and insurance system with multi-specialty medical groups, multiple hospital operations, and holdings in health insurance plans. Dr. Geehr also was associate clinical professor of medicine and surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, and chief of emergency medicine at San Francisco General Hospital. Additionally, he was professor and chairman of emergency medicine and general director of hospital operations at Albany Medical College. He received his B.A.
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from Yale University and M.D. from Duke University with a residency in emergency medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Geehr serves as a member of the board of directors of MedManage Systems, an online pharmaceutical samples company, and LifeScript, an online health information company. David OToole has served as our executive vice president and chief financial officer since June 2008. From September 1992 to June 2008, Mr. OToole worked at Deloitte & Touche LLP in various positions, including, for the last seven years, as a partner in the strategic client group where he provided financial, consulting and international tax services to global companies, with particular expertise in the life sciences industry. From 1984 to 1992, Mr. OToole was with Arthur Andersen & Co., last serving as international tax manager. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the California Society of Certified Public Accountants, the California Healthcare Institute and the Southern California Biomedical Counsel. Mr. OToole earned his B.S. degree in accounting from the University of Arizona. Bruce Wendel has served as our executive vice president of corporate operations and development since the separation in November 2007. Mr. Wendel previously served as executive vice president of corporate development at Old Abraxis from April 2006 to November 2007. From August 2004 to April 2006, Mr. Wendel was the vice president of corporate development for Old APP. From August 2002 to August 2004, he served as vice president, business development and licensing for IVAX Corporation, a multinational company engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceutical products. From August 1988 to December 1989, Mr. Wendel served as in-house counsel for Bristol-Myers Squibb, a global biopharmaceutical company and related health care products company, before shifting to business and corporate development from January 1990 to August 2002. Previously, Mr. Wendel also held positions in the legal departments of consumer products companies Playtex and Combe. He earned a J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law School where he was an editor of Law & Policy in International Business, and a B.S. degree from Cornell University. PART III
SIZE="2">The following sets forth certain information with respect to our directors and executive officers as of April 30, 2009:
Patrick Soon-Shiong, M.D. has served 3 Leon (Lonnie) O. Moulder, Jr. has served as vice chairman of our board of directors and our Kirk K. Calhoun has served as a director since the separation in November 2007. Mr. Calhoun previously served as a David S. Chen, Ph.D. has served as a director since the separation Stephen D. Nimer, M.D. has served as a director Leonard Shapiro has served as a director FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Edward Geehr, M.D. has served as our executive vice president of operations since October 2008. Dr. Geehr has extensive experience as a founder, manager and board member of companies in the fields of
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FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">David OToole has served as our executive vice president and chief financial officer since June 2008. From September 1992 to June 2008, Mr. OToole worked at Deloitte & Touche LLP in Mr. Wendel previously served as executive vice president of corporate development at Old Abraxis from April 2006 to November 2007. From August 2004 to April 2006, Mr. Wendel was the vice president of corporate development for Old APP. From August 2002 to August 2004, he served as vice president, business development and licensing for IVAX Corporation, a multinational company engaged in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceutical products. From August 1988 to December 1989, Mr. Wendel served as in-house counsel for Bristol-Myers Squibb, a global biopharmaceutical company and related health care products company, before shifting to business and corporate development from January 1990 to August 2002. Previously, Mr. Wendel also held positions in the legal departments of consumer products companies Playtex and Combe. He earned a J.D. degree from Georgetown University Law School where he was an editor of Law & Policy in International Business, and a B.S. degree from Cornell University. These excerpts taken from the ABII 10-K filed Mar 6, 2009. FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Item 1. BUSINESS Unless the context otherwise requires, references SIZE="2">Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements This Annual Report on Form 10-K and other materials filed or to be filed by us
SIZE="1"> 3 Table of ContentsYou should read this Annual Report on Form 10-K with the understanding that actual future results may be Our Internet address is SIZE="2">The SEC also maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information about issuers that file reports electronically with the SEC. The address of that site is www.sec.gov. STYLE="margin-top:18px;margin-bottom:0px">2007 SeparationOn November 13, 2007, Abraxis received one share of our company for every four shares of Old Abraxis held as of that date. In addition, in connection with the separation, we entered into a separation and distribution agreement that provides for, among other things, the principal corporate transactions required to effect the separation and other specified terms governing our relationship with APP after the spin-off. We also entered into various agreements with APP, including (i) a transition services agreement pursuant to which we and APP agreed to continue to provide each other with various services on an interim, transitional basis, for periods up to 24 months depending on the particular service; (ii) a manufacturing agreement whereby we and APP agreed to manufacture Abraxane® and certain other products and to provide other manufacturing-related services for a period of four or five years; (iii) an employees matters agreement providing for each companys respective obligations to employees and former employees who are or were associated with their respective businesses, and for other employment and employee benefit matters; (iv) various real estate leases; and (v) a tax allocation agreement. Also, in connection with the separation, APP contributed $700 million in cash to us.
4 Table of ContentsFACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANTS COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES STYLE="margin-top:6px;margin-bottom:0px">Market for Common StockOur common stock is listed
(a) No trading occurred prior to November 14, 2007. Figures for the quarter ended As of February 24, 2009, SIZE="2">Dividend Policy We have never declared or paid a cash dividend and we have no current intention of paying cash dividends. We did not FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2">Item 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE The SIZE="2">Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The information required by this item will be contained in This excerpt taken from the ABII 10-K filed May 5, 2008. PART IV SIZE="2">Item 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULE AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K | EXCERPTS ON THIS PAGE:
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