NOVOCURE LTD (NVCR)
Sector: Health Care
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
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Sector: Health Care
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Director information for NVCR
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVCR | Former Vice Chairman, Novocure Board | 64 | [] | ["Nominating and Corporate Governance"] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Mr. Leung was the Vice Chairman of our Board and an employee of Novocure from 2011 to 2016, coordinating Novocure s global commercial operations. From 2003 to 2010, he worked for OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ( OSI ), a specialty pharmaceutical company, prior to its acquisition by Astellas Pharma Inc., last serving as Executive Vice President of OSI and the President of OSI s Oncology and Diabetes Business. Prior to his tenure at OSI, from 1999 to 2003, Mr. Leung served as Group Vice President, Oncology, of the Global Prescription Business at Pharmacia Corporation, a global pharmaceutical and healthcare company. From 1991 to 1999, Mr. Leung was an executive at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, a global pharmaceutical and healthcare company. Education: B.S. with High Honors, University of Texas at Austin; M.S. in Pharmacy, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Other Public Company Directorships: Formerly a director of Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. from 2016 to 2019, Albany Molecular Research Inc. from 2010 to 2016 and Delcath Systems, Inc. from 2011 to 2014. We believe that Mr. Leung is qualified to serve on our Board due to his extensive knowledge of our business as a former employee of Novocure and his experience in our industry, including global management. Specifically, Mr. Leung was responsible for the launch of erlotinib (Tarceva), a chemotherapy drug for non-small cell lung cancer, while at OSI. While at Pharmacia Corporation, Mr. Leung led its oncology franchise with business and medical affairs operations in over 80 countries. At Bristol-Myers Squibb, he oversaw the growth of chemotherapy drugs Taxol and Paraplatin.