Board of Directors

Robert A. Ingram, Chairman

Mr. Ingram was appointed a director of Elan in December 2010, and assumed the role of chairman effective 26 January 2011. He is currently a general partner of Hatteras Venture Partners, and has served as an advisor to the chief executive officer (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 Glaxo Wellcome plc from 1997 to 2000, and chairman of Glaxo Wellcome Inc. from 1999 to 2000. He is lead director of CREE Inc. and Valeant Pharmaceuticals Inc. and a director of Allergan, Inc., HBM BioVentures AG and Edwards Lifesciences Corporation.

Back to top Kelly Martin, Executive Director & CEO

Mr. Martin was appointed a director of Elan in February 2003 following his appointment as president and CEO. Before joining Elan, Mr. Martin spent more than 20 years at Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., where he held a broad array of operating responsibilities.

Back to top Lars Ekman, MD, PhD , Director

Dr. 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 chairman of the board of Protox Therapeutics Inc.

Back to top Hans Peter Hasler, Director

Mr. 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 to 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. During his tenure at Biogen Idec, Mr. Hasler 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. Before joining Biogen Idec, Mr. Hasler served as chief marketing officer and head of Global Strategic Marketing with Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.

Back to top Gary Kennedy, Director

Mr. Kennedy was appointed a director of Elan in May 2005, and is currently a director of Greencore Group plc, IBRC Limited, 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

Mr. Kennedy was appointed a director of Elan in May 2008. He is currently chief executive 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 chief financial officer of Greencore Group plc and prior to that worked with McKinsey & Company in both their London and Dublin offices. Mr. Kennedy also previously worked with KPMG’s corporate finance arm, splitting his time between Dublin and the Netherlands. Mr. Kennedy is a graduate of University College Dublin, Trinity College Dublin and a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Back to top Giles Kerr, Director

Mr. 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 chief financial officer 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

Mr. McGowan was appointed a director of Elan in December 1998. He is a director of Charles Schwab Worldwide Funds plc and was, until May 2012, Chairman of CRH, 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. He has served as President of the Irish Management Institute and has chaired the governing authority of University College Dublin.

Back to top Kyran McLaughlin, Director

Mr. 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

Mr. O’Connor was appointed a director of Elan in May 2008 and is also a director of Readymix plc, the administrator of Icarom plc and is a director of a number of private companies. Mr. O’Connor was the government appointed chairman of Anglo Irish Bank Limited from December 2008 to June 2010. 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 is a graduate of University College Dublin and a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Back to top Richard Pilnik, Director

Mr. Pilnik was elected a director of Elan in July 2009. 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 executive vice president and president of Quintiles Commercial Solutions, 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, MD, Director

Dr. 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 scientific founder of Athena Neurosciences. Dr. Selkoe, a neurologist, is the Vincent and Stella Coates Professor of Neurologic Diseases at Harvard Medical School and co-director of the Center for Neurologic Diseases at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital.

Back to top Andrew von Eschenbach, MD, Director

Dr. von Eschenbach 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 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from 2005 to 2009. Prior to that he served as the Director of the National Cancer Institute and held a number of leadership roles at the University of Texas’ M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. He was educated at St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia and received his M.D. from Georgetown University. His current responsibilities include serving on the boards of BioTime Inc. and its subsidiary OncoCyte Corporation, HistoSonics Inc., Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Focused Ultrasound Surgery Foundation, and the National Comprehensive Cancer Centers Network Foundation. He also serves on the advisory boards of the Chugai Pharmaceutical International Advisory Council and GE Heathymagination, the scientific advisory board of Arrowhead Research Corporation and the Johnson & Johnson Corporate Office of Science & Technology External Scientific Advisory Board and is a Senior Fellow at the Milken Institute and director of the FDA Project at the Manhattan Institute.

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