MANNKIND CORP (MNKD)
Sector: Health Care
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Health Care
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Director information for MNKD
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MNKD | Chair of the Board of Directors | 69 | ["Extensive experience in drug development","Business acumen and judgment","Former Chief Medical Officer of GSK plc","Global Head of Pharma Development at Novartis AG","Senior Vice-President, Clinical Development at Sterling Winthrop Inc."] | ["Compensation Committee"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Chair of the Board of Directors Member, Compensation Committee Age: 69 Director since: 2015 The Board believes that Dr. Shannon s business experience and his extensive experience in drug development, combined with his business acumen and judgment provide our Board with valuable scientific and operational expertise and leadership and qualify him to serve on our Board of Directors. James S. Shannon, M.D. rejoined our board in May 2015 after previously serving as a director from February 2010 until April 2012. Dr. Shannon was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors in December 2020. From May 2012 until his retirement in April 2015, Dr. Shannon was the Chief Medical Officer of GSK plc. He formerly held the position of Global Head of Pharma Development at Novartis AG, based in Basel, Switzerland (2005-2008). After joining Sandoz in 1994 as Head of Drug Regulatory Affairs, Dr. Shannon led the Integration Office for R&D overseeing the creation of the Novartis R&D group from those of Ciba-Geigy Ltd. and Sandoz. Following the merger, he was appointed Head of the Cardiovascular Strategic Team and subsequently became Global Head of Project and Portfolio Management before being appointed Global Head of Clinical Development and Medical Affairs in 1999, a position that he held until 2005 when he was appointed to Head Pharma Development. Between 2008 and joining GSK, Dr. Shannon served on the boards of a number of companies, including Biotie, Circassia, Crucell and Endocyte. He also sat on the board of Cerimon Pharmaceuticals where he held the position of interim Chief Executive Officer and President (January 2009-April 2010). Dr. Shannon has served on the boards of Immodulon Therapeutics Limited (July 2015-December 2021) and Horizon Therapeutics (August 2017-October 2023). He is currently Chairman of the Board of Kyowa Kirin (NA), Inc. since July 2019 and has served on boards of ProQR Therapeutics NV since June 2016 and Leyden Labs since September 2020. He first entered the pharmaceutical industry in 1987 joining Sterling Winthrop Inc., working initially in Europe and subsequently in the USA, where he held positions of increasing responsibility in the management of research and development ultimately serving as Senior Vice-President, Clinical Development. Dr. Shannon is trained in Medicine and Cardiology. He received his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees at Queen s University of Belfast and is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians (UK).