Board of Directors
Kevin Giese
Chairman of the Board
Mr. Giese has a B.A. in economics, a law degree, and an M.B.A. He has practiced law in Vancouver, was president of Mr. Lube U.S. (acquired by Pennzoil), was a director and CFO of TSX-listed NQL Drilling Tools (acquired by National Oilwell Varco), and has sat in management roles and on the board of directors of a number of private and other TSX listed companies. He is a past advisory board member of the Institute of Corporate Directors (Canada) and is currently a member of the Board of Directors of BioAlberta. Kevin Giese is the founding President, CEO and Director of Medwell Capital Corp. (formerly BioMS Medical Corp.), a biotechnology company dedicated to the development and commercialization of innovative therapies, with an emphasis on the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis. In 2005 he received the BioAlberta Award for Entrepreneurship.
R. Ian Lennox
Lead Independent Director
Mr. Lennox is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ricerca Biosciences LLC and an experienced board member and business executive in the life sciences industry. He has served as President & CEO, MDS Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Markets, President & CEO, MDS Drug Discovery & Development Sector, President & CEO, Phoenix International Life Sciences, CEO, Drug Royalty Corporation and President & CEO, Monsanto Canada. He currently serves as a director of Tekmira Pharma and the Company. His previous board experience includes serving as Chairman of Stressgen Biotechnologies Corporation, Labopharm Inc. and Drug Royalty Corp. and as a Director of GenSci Regeneration Inc., Marsulex Inc., Hemosol Inc., MDS Capital (Venture) Corp., MSBi Ventures and MERGES Healthcare. Mr. Lennox received an Honours B.Sc. degree in physiology and pharmacology and an M.B.A. from The University of Western Ontario and has completed the executive management program in finance at the Columbia School of Business.
Paul Walker
Director
Dr. Walker joined Spectral as President and CEO in April 2001. Previously, he held the position of COO of the Toronto General Hospital, and was Surgeon in Chief and Vice President of the Surgical Directorate of the University Hospital Network. Dr. Walker was an active Vascular Surgeon and the Director of the Intensive Care Program, and Professor of Medicine and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Toronto.
A pioneer in the area of endotoxin and its role in sepsis, and the co-inventor of the Endotoxin Activity Assay (EAA™), Dr. Walker is a frequent participant at leading sepsis and critical care conferences, has been a keynote speaker at symposiums focusing on the role of endotoxin in sepsis, and is the author of over 100 scientific publications. He received his M.D. from the University of Western Ontario, his Ph.D. from the Salgrenska University of Göteborg, Sweden, and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program from Harvard School of Business.
Anthony Bihl
Director
Mr. Bihl is an experienced executive with more than 25 years in leadership of global healthcare businesses, including a broad base of operational, financial, and senior executive positions. Mr. Bihl is the President & Chief Executive Officer of American Medical Systems in Minneapolis, Minnesota. From 2000 to 2007, Mr. Bihl served in various senior leadership positions at Bayer Healthcare Diagnostics Division, including Vice President of Finance; Senior Vice President of Business Planning and Administration; and, President, Diagnostics Division. Most recently, he was CEO of Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics, upon the acquisition of Bayer's Diagnostics Division by Siemens AG.
Guillermo Herrera
Director
Mr. Herrera is a seasoned global healthcare executive with more than 30 years of experience. Mr. Herrera is the Chairman and founder of Pinnacle Biologics Inc. Previously, Mr. Herrera spent 24 years at Abbott Laboratories, most recently serving as Senior Vice President, International Operations and President of Abbott International. In this role, Mr. Herrera was accountable for international commercial operations including sales and marketing of pharmaceutical, nutritional and hospital products in markets outside the US. In 2004, Mr. Herrera joined Rosetta Partners LLC as the Partner and Principal in charge of the private equity division. Mr. Herrera received a B.A. in industrial economics from the Universidad del Valle, Colombia, and his M.B.A. from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University.
Edward E. McCormack
Director
Mr. McCormack is an independent business consultant. From 1987 to 1999 he was the Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and a director of Novopharm Limited, one of North America’s largest generic pharmaceutical product manufacturers. Mr. McCormack was also the President of Almad Investments Limited and Beaver Power Corporation, investment companies associated with Novopharm Limited. Mr. McCormack’s financial background includes specific experience in private placements, bank financing and restructuring, acquisitions and divestitures. He is a member of the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants and the former Chairman of the board of directors of Hemosol Corp. and the audit committee thereof.
Laine Woollard
Director
Mr. Woollard has degrees in pharmacy and pharmaceutical science, passing the Pharmaceutical Examining Board of Canada examinations in 1983, and in law, having become a member of the Alberta Bar in 1987. He has been corporate counsel and has practiced in the field of technology commercialization since 1990, joining the University of Alberta in 1994. He has served on the board of directors of six for-profit corporations. Mr. Woollard has been lead independent director of Medwell Capital Corp. (formerly BioMS Medical Corp.) since 2005 and is also chairman of the corporate governance committee, member of the compensation committee and past chairman of the audit and compensation committee.