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Frank
C. Condella, Jr. |
Interim Chief Executive Officer |
Mr.
Condella was elected to Columbia's Board of Directors in May 2009, was
tapped in July 2009 to advise on the Company's strategic initiatives and
named interim Chief Executive Officer in December 2009. He
currently serves on the board of directors at SkyePharma plc as
chairman-elect and as a director on the board of directors at Fulcrum Pharma
plc. Mr. Condella was chief executive officer of SkyePharma from March 2006
to September 2008, president of European Operations at IVAX Corporation from
2002 to February 2006, and president and chief executive officer of Faulding
Pharmaceutical Co. from 2000 to 2001. Previously he was vice president of
Specialty Care Products at Hoffman-La Roche and vice president and general
manager of the Lederle unit of American Home Products. Mr. Condella holds a
B.S. in Pharmacy and an M.B.A. from Northeastern University.
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Robert S. Mills |
President and Chief Operating Officer |
Mr. Mills joined Columbia in May 2001 as senior vice president, operations.
He was named chief operating officer in September 2003, at which time he
assumed full responsibility for R&D, including the preterm study. In January
2006, Mr. Mills was appointed president and was elected to the Company’s
Board of Directors. He served as Chief Executive Officer from March 2006
until December 2009. Prior to joining Columbia, Mr. Mills was Senior Vice
President, Manufacturing Operations, at Watson Pharmaceuticals. During his
30-year career in the pharmaceutical industry he also served as Vice
President, Operations, at Alpharma, Inc., and held various positions with
Aventis, SA, including Director-Plant Operations. Mr. Mills holds a B.S.
from Grove City College.
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Lawrence A. Gyenes |
Senior Vice
President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Mr. Gyenes joined Columbia as Senior
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer in July 2009.
Previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of
Acusphere, Inc., a former NASDAQ-listed specialty pharmaceutical company.
Prior to joining Acusphere, Mr. Gyenes was Chief Financial Officer of Zila,
Inc., a NASDAQ-listed oral cancer screening company, a consultant to
investment management firms, and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed specialty
pharmaceutical company. He also held senior financial positions with Reliant
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Rand McNally & Co., CompuServe Corporation, Helene
Curtis, Inc., and G.D. Searle & Co. and was a consultant to DuPont
Pharmaceuticals Company in its sale to Bristol-Myers Squibb. Mr. Gyenes
holds an MBA degree from the University of Chicago and a BS degree in
Accounting from the University of Illinois.
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Michael McGrane |
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary |
Mr. McGrane served as Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary since January 2002 and was promoted to Senior
Vice President in January 2006. He joined Columbia from
The Liposome Company, Inc., a biotechnology company, where he served as Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary, prior to which he was Vice
President, General Counsel and Secretary to Novartis Consumer Health, Inc.
Previously, Mr. McGrane held various positions with Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Corporation, including Associate General Counsel, and was Regulatory Counsel
to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Mr. McGrane received his J.D.
degree from Georgetown University and his B.A. degree from Cornell College.
He is a member of the New Jersey bar.
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George W. Creasy M.D., FACOG |
Vice President, Clinical
Research and Development |
Dr. Creasy joined Columbia Laboratories as Vice President, Clinical Research
and Development in November 2003. Before joining the Company, he was
responsible for clinical development and management of reproductive health
products in his more than 16 years with Johnson & Johnson. He was a faculty
member of Penn State's Hershey Medical Center prior to starting his
pharmaceutical career. A trained Obstetrician and Gynecologist, Dr. Creasy
is a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University School of Medicine and a
Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.