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Robert I. Blum has served as our President and Chief Executive Officer since January 2007. From January 2006 to January 2007, Mr. Blum served as our President. Mr. Blum served as our Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Commercial Operations, and Chief Business Officer from September 2004 to January 2006. From January 2004 to September 2004, he served as our Executive Vice President, Corporate Development and Finance and Chief Financial Officer. From October 2001 to December 2003, he served as our Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Finance and Chief Financial Officer. From July 1998 to September 2001, Mr. Blum was our Vice President, Business Development. Prior to joining us in July 1998, he was Director, Marketing at COR Therapeutics, Inc. since 1996. From 1991 to 1996, he was Director, Business Development at COR Therapeutics. Prior to this, Mr. Blum performed roles of increasing responsibility in sales, marketing and other pharmaceutical business functions at Marion Laboratories, Inc. and Syntex, Inc. Laboratories. Mr. Blum received B.A. degrees in Human Biology and Economics from Stanford University and a M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.