Stephen M. Simes

Mr. Simes is an accomplished public company CEO who led a number of biopharmaceutical companies during his over 40 year career in the industry. He has extensive experience developing and implementing corporate strategies, establishing growth metrics, driving performance, and meeting growth objectives through organic expansion, acquisitions, and partnerships. When CEO at RestorGenex Corporation, Mr. Simes built a successful senior executive leadership team that delivered significant therapeutic products and stockholder value. He also negotiated the merger of RestorGenex with Diffusion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: DFFN), creating a late-stage oncology-focused biotech company. As CEO at BioSante Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Mr. Simes helped secure significant funding through various financing transactions, acquisitions, and license arrangements. BioSante was later acquired by ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ: ANIP). At Unimed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a subsidiary of AbbVie Inc. (NASDAQ: ABBV), Mr. Simes built, developed, and successfully led research and development, finance, sales, and commercial activities, significantly expanding the product portfolio and increasing stockholder value.