Ian F. Smith

Mr. Smith, who most recently was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, has more than 20 years of finance and operating experience for public companies in the biopharmaceutical industry. At Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Smith held responsibility for a wide range of core functions, including Corporate and Business Development, Finance and Accounting, Investor Relations, Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Operations and Global Operations, Facilities, and Information Systems. Prior to joining Vertex in 2001, Mr. Smith served as a partner in the Life Science and Technology Practice Group of Ernst & Young LLP, an accounting firm. Additionally, Mr. Smith has served as a member of the Board of Directors of multiple publicly-traded and privately-held biopharmaceutical companies. He received a B.A. with honors in accounting and finance from Manchester Metropolitan University and is a Certified Public Accountant and also a Chartered Accountant of England and Wales.