Paul Maier

Mr. Maier has over 20 years of experience as a senior executive in biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. Mr. Maier is currently an independent financial consultant.

Previously, Mr. Maier was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial officer of Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: LGND) a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company, a position he held from 1992 to 2007. From 1990 to 1992, Mr. Maier served as Vice President, Finance of DFS West, a division of DFS Group, LP a private multinational retailer. From 1984 to 1990, Mr. Maier was employed by ICN Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical and biotechnology research products company, where he held various executive positions in finance and general management in ICN as well as SPI Pharmaceuticals, a publicly held subsidiary. Mr. Maier has served on the boards of public and private companies. Mr. Maier received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS from Pennsylvania State University