Mr. Gueth joined the Board of Directors in 2003 and serves as Chairman of our Compensation Committee and as a member of our Audit Committee and our Governance and Nominating Committee. Since 2003, Mr. Gueth has served as President of Gueth Consulting LLC, which focuses on business development and alliance management in the pharmaceutical industry. He was previously a Managing Director of Burrill Securities, a merchant bank specialized in the health care field, and since October 2014 has been serving as Managing Director of EVOLUTION Life Science Partners, an advisory firm specialized on investment banking activities in the health care sector. Mr. Gueth was a member of the Board of Navidea Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. for the period June 2015 to March 2016 and a member of the Board of Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. for the period July 2012 to June 2013. Mr. Gueth also has served as a director of iQone Healthcare, a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company based in Geneva, Switzerland since June 2015. His career includes nearly 19 years with Eli Lilly and Company (“Lilly”), most recently as director of Alliance Management. He also served as General Manager of Lilly’s African and Middle Eastern operations; Vice President of Financial Planning and Treasury of PCS Health Systems; Managing Director of Lilly’s Saudi Arabia, Gulf and Yemen operations, as well as other sales, marketing and financial positions. Mr. Gueth has served as a director of Sepropharm International, a specialty pharmaceuticals company, since October 2015. Mr. Gueth earned a Master’s Degree in agricultural economics from the Justus Liebig University in Giessen, Germany, as well as a Master’s Degree in public affairs from Indiana University. He is a director of the American Liver Foundation, Northern California Chapter.
Mr. Gueth’s extensive financial experience provides valuable insights to both the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors. In addition, his experience as a consultant specializing in the health care field enables him to share with the Board of Directors considerable knowledge regarding health care and pharmaceutical industry trends in business development and alliance management with regards to Antares Pharma’s partners.