Alkermes Announces the Appointment of Richard Gaynor, M.D. and Andy Wilson to its Board of Directors and the Retirement of Director Floyd Bloom, M.D. - Seite 2

The company today also announced the retirement of Floyd Bloom, M.D. from the company's Board of Directors. Dr. Bloom is a founder of Alkermes, Inc. and has served on the Alkermes plc Board of Directors since 2011. Prior to that, Dr. Bloom had served on the Alkermes, Inc. Board of Directors since 1987.

"A researcher who dedicated his life to revolutionizing the way brain disorders are treated, Floyd's contributions to scientific research and medicine are immeasurable," said Mr. Pops. "Personally, and on behalf of the company that he founded, I would like to thank Floyd for his unwavering dedication and distinguished service to Alkermes. I am grateful for his counsel and leadership, and confident that his work will have a lasting impact on this organization for many years to come." 

About Richard Gaynor, M.D.
Dr. Gaynor joined Neon Therapeutics in 2016 as its President of Research and Development. Prior to joining Neon, he began his industry career at Eli Lilly and Company, where he spent 15 years in clinical development and medical affairs roles, including as Senior Vice President, Clinical Development and Medical Affairs of Lilly Oncology from 2013 until his departure in 2016. During his time at Lilly, Dr. Gaynor chaired the Lilly Oncology Research and Development Committee and helped oversee various collaborations, including with GE, AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

Dr. Gaynor started his career in academia, initially serving on the faculty at UCLA School of Medicine for nine years, followed by 11 years at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, during which he spent time as the Chief of Hematology-Oncology and Director of the Simmons Cancer Center. Dr. Gaynor holds an M.D. from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School and completed fellowship training in hematology-oncology at the UCLA School of Medicine.

About Frank Anders Wilson
As the former Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President of PerkinElmer, Inc., a life sciences diagnostics, discovery and analytical solutions company, Mr. Wilson oversaw the organization's growth strategy from 2009 until his retirement in 2018. Prior to joining PerkinElmer, Inc., Mr. Wilson held key business development and finance roles over 12 years at Danaher Corporation, a global science and technology conglomerate, including Corporate Vice President of Investor Relations. Prior to Danaher, Mr. Wilson worked for several years at AlliedSignal, Inc., now Honeywell International Inc., where he served as Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial Officer for the Commercial Avionics Systems division. Prior to AlliedSignal, Mr. Wilson's work included financial and controllership positions of increasing responsibility at PepsiCo, Inc., as well as roles at E.F. Hutton and Company, and KPMG Peat Marwick. Mr. Wilson is a Certified Public Accountant.