XERIS BIOPHARMA HOLDINGS INC (XERS)
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 XERS
| Ticker | Position | Age | Qualifications and Experience | Committee Memberships | Filing Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XERS | [] | [] | 2026 |
Biography sourced from the proxy statement filing.
Mr. Johnson has served on our board of directors since October 2021 in connection with the Strongbridge acquisition. Prior to that, Mr. Johnson had served on the board of directors of Strongbridge from March 2015, and as the Chief Executive Officer of Strongbridge from July 2020 to October 2021. Previously, Mr. Johnson served as the Executive Chairman of Applied Therapeutics, Inc. (acquired by Cycle Pharmaceuticals Ltd), a then publicly traded clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, from December 2024 to November 2025. Mr. Johnson served as a director of Reaction Biology Corp., a biotechnology company, from March 2022 to March 2025, and previously served as its Chief Executive Officer from March 2022 until December 2024. Mr. Johnson served as a board member of Melinta Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from July 2009 through September 2019, having served as Chief Executive Officer from February 2019 through August 2019 and as interim Chief Executive Officer from October 2018 until February 2019. Mr. Johnson has also been a member of the board of directors of Verastem, Inc. (also known as Verastem Oncology) since April 2020 and a member of the board of directors of AxoGen, Inc. since July 2021. From January 2012 until August 2014, Mr. Johnson served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dendreon Corporation and as its Chairman from January 2012 until June 2014. From January 2011 until January 2012, he served as the Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc. From November 2008 until January 2011, From September 2009 to July 2011, Mr. Johnson served as Senior Vice President and President of Eli Lilly and Company s Oncology unit. He was also Chief Executive Officer of ImClone Systems Incorporated, which develops targeted biologic cancer treatments, from August 2007 until November 2008, and served on ImClone s board of directors until it was acquired by Eli Lilly in November 2008. From 2005 to 2007, Mr. Johnson served as Company Group Chairman of Johnson & Johnson s Worldwide Biopharmaceuticals unit, President of its Ortho Biotech Products LP and Ortho Biotech Canada units from 2003 to 2005, and Worldwide Vice President of its CNS, Pharmaceuticals Group Strategic unit from 2001 to 2003. Prior to joining Johnson & Johnson, he also held several executive positions at Parkstone Medical Information Systems, Inc. (from 2000 to 2001), OrthoMcNeil Pharmaceutical Corporation (from 1993 to 2000) and Pfizer, Inc. (from 1983-1988). He also served as a director of various pharmaceutical corporations including Autolus Therapeutics from September 2021 to March 2024, Histogenics Corporation from November 2013 to February 2019, AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from February 2018 to February 2019, and Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from March 2014 to July 2020. From January 2013 to August 2014, he served as a member of the board of directors for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. Mr. Johnson also served on the Health Section Governing Board of Biotechnology Industry Organization from January 2013 to August 2014. Mr. Johnson holds a B.S. from the East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania. We believe Mr. Johnson is qualified to serve on our board of directors because of his experience in the industry in which we operate.