Fred Kurland

Mr. Kurland has more than 35 years of experience in corporate finance, most recently as the CFO of Xoma. Mr. Kurland has a long and distinguished career as Chief Financial Officer of a number of biotechnology companies including Bayhill Therapeutics, Corcept Therapeutics, Genitope Corporation, Aviron, Protein Design Labs and Applied Immune Sciences, Inc. Previously, he held a number of financial management positions at Syntex Corporation between 1981 and 1995 including Vice President and Controller between 1991 and 1995. Mr. Kurland received his B.S. from Lehigh University and his J.D. and M.B.A. degrees from the University of Chicago.