Date: 2015-09-28
Type of information: Nomination
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Company: Zafgen (USA - MA)
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Details: * On September 28, 2015, Zafgen, announced the appointment of Robert Perez and Geoffrey McDonough, M.D., to its Board of Directors. Mr. Perez is the former Chief Executive Officer of Cubist Pharmaceuticals, and brings over 28 years of experience from various leadership and senior management positions in the life sciences industry. Mr. Perez has a wealth of experience in guiding corporate strategy in the biotechnology industry, with a focus on drug development and commercialization. Prior to joining Cubist, Mr. Perez served as Vice President of the CNS Business Unit at Biogen, where he was responsible for leading the U.S. neurology franchise. From 1995 to 2001 he served as a Regional Director, Director of Sales, and Avonex Commercial Executive at Biogen. From 1987 to 1995, Mr. Perez held various sales and marketing positions at Zeneca Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Perez received his M.B.A. from the UCLA Anderson School of Management, and a B.S. in Business/Marketing from California State University-Los Angeles. He is a Director at AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Flex Pharma, Inc. He is also a Trustee of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and a Director of Cidara Therapeutics, Inc., College Bound Dorchester, the Biomedical Science Careers Program, and a member of the Board of Advisors of Citizen Schools of Massachusetts. Dr. McDonough is President and Chief Executive Officer of Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (Sobi), a leading international healthcare company focused on rare diseases. Dr. McDonough brings more than 13 years of leadership experience in rare and genetic disorders, having previously spent nearly a decade at Genzyme, now part of Sanofi, where he led the rare genetic disease business unit and subsequently served as President of Europe, Middle East and Africa with operations in 55 countries and a portfolio of 15 leading biotechnology and specialty products. Prior to joining Genzyme, Dr. McDonough worked as a physician in the U.S., and also has experience as a medical technology entrepreneur and as an adviser for RA Capital Management.
Dr. McDonough received his M.D. in medicine/pediatrics from Harvard Medical School and completed a combined residency program in medicine and pediatrics at Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston Children\'s Hospital. He received his B.A. in Philosophy with Highest Honors and a B.S. with Highest Distinction in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In addition, Kevin Starr and Avi Goldberg will be resigning from Zafgen\'s Board of Directors effective as of December 8, 2015 as we transition the board with the appointment of Robert Perez and Geoffrey McDonough, M.D.
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