B.G. Susan Robinson, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Ms. Robinson has served as President and CEO and a director of Targeted Genetics since November 2008. Ms. Robinson served as our Vice President, Business Development from December 2001 to November 2008, and as our Senior Director, Business Development from March 2000 to December 2001. Prior to joining Targeted Genetics, Ms. Robinson served as Director, Business Development at Genzyme Molecular Oncology, a tracking stock of Genzyme Corporation. Prior to Genzyme, and over a nine-year period, Ms. Robinson held increasingly responsible positions in corporate development and corporate communications for two biotechnology companies. Ms. Robinson also serves as an officer and director of each of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Genovo, Inc. and TGCF Manufacturing Corporation. Ms. Robinson holds a B.S. in Biology from Yale University.
David J. Poston, Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
Mr. Poston has served as our vice president, finance, chief financial officer and treasurer since January 2006 and as secretary since November 2008. From October 2005 until January 2006, Mr. Poston served as our acting chief financial officer and treasurer. Mr. Poston joined Targeted Genetics in 1999 as our director, finance and served as our senior director, finance from 2001 until his appointment as acting chief financial officer. Mr. Poston also served as secretary/treasurer of CellExSys, our majority-owned cell therapy subsidiary, from 2000 to its sale in 2004. Mr. Poston also serves as an officer and director of each of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, Genovo, Inc. and TGCF Manufacturing Corporation. Mr. Poston served as controller of Corixa Corporation from 1997 to 1998. He started his career in public accounting at KPMG in 1985. Mr. Poston holds a B.A. in business administration from the University of Puget Sound, where he graduated as the Norton Clapp Arete Scholar.
Pervin Anklesaria, Ph.D., Vice President, Product Development
Dr. Anklesaria has served as our vice president, product development since 2002. Dr. Anklesaria joined Targeted Genetics in 1993, previously serving as our vice president of research, director of research and development administration and staff scientist. Before joining Targeted Genetics, Dr. Anklesaria was an assistant professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University Massachusetts Medical Center. Dr. Anklesaria holds a B.S. in microbiology and chemistry, a M.S. in biophysics and a Ph.D. in cell biology from the University of Bombay, India.
Richard W. Peluso, Ph.D., Vice President, Process Sciences and Manufacturing
Dr. Peluso has served as our vice president, process sciences and manufacturing since 2003. From 2001 to 2003, Dr. Peluso served as our senior director, technology development. Dr. Peluso served as director of vector assay development and characterization for Genovo, Inc. from 1999 until its acquisition by Targeted Genetics in 2001. Dr. Peluso holds a B.A. in biology from the University of Maryland and a Ph.D. in virology from The Rockefeller University. |
