J. Kevin Buchi

Director at Amneal Pharmaceuticals

Kevin Buchi served as Impax’s Interim President and Chief Executive Officer from December 2016 until March 27, 2017 and as member of the Impax board from November 2016 until the completion of the combination of Impax and Amneal. From August 2013 to December 2016, Mr. Buchi served as President and Chief Executive Officer and member of the board of directors of TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals Corporation (formerly NASDAQ: TLOG), a biopharmaceutical company (“TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals”), whose assets were subsequently acquired by Medivir AB in December 2016. Prior to TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Buchi served as Corporate Vice President, Global Branded Products of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA), from October 2011 to May 2012. Prior to Teva, Mr. Buchi served as Chief Executive Officer of Cephalon, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: CEPH), which was subsequently acquired by Teva, from December 2010 to October 2011, and held various positions at Cephalon including Chief Operating Officer from January 2010 to December 2010 and Chief Financial Officer from 1996 to 2009. Since April 2013, he has served as a director and member of the remuneration and nominating committee, and audit committee of the board of Benitec Biopharma Ltd. (NASDAQ: BNTC), a biotechnology company headquartered in Australia. Mr. Buchi has previously served on the board and committees of various pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies including: the board and the audit committee of EPIRUS Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: EPRS) from June 2013 to July 2016; the board and compensation committee of Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (formerly NASDAQ: ALXA) from January 2013 to June 2016; the board and audit committee of Forward Pharma A/S (NASDAQ: FWP) from December 2012 to May 2016; the board and audit, compensation and nominating and corporate governance committees of Stemline Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: STML) from March 2012 to May 2016; and the board and audit committee of Meslobast Limited from 2010 to 2012. Mr. Buchi received his B.A. degree from Cornell University and a Masters of Management from the J.L. Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University. Mr. Buchi’s extensive experience as a senior executive and board member in the pharmaceutical industry provides the board with unique insights into our business.

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