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Mr. Lief has served as a Director since September 2006. Mr. Lief is a Co-founder and since April 1997 has served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of small molecule drugs targeting G protein-coupled receptors. From 1995 to April 1997, Mr. Lief served as an advisor and consultant to numerous biopharmaceutical organizations. From 1989 to 1994, Mr. Lief served as Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Secretary of Cephalon, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company. From 1983 to 1989, Mr. Lief served as Director of Business Development and Strategic Planning for Alpha Therapeutic Corporation, a manufacturer of biological products. From 1972 until 1983, Mr. Lief worked at Abbott Laboratories, where his most recent title was Head of International Marketing Research. Mr. Lief currently serves on several boards of directors, including Accumetrics, Inc., a developer and marketer of diagnostic tests, ReqMed Company, Ltd., a provider of partnering opportunities, R&D strategies and bio-venture funding, and TaiGen Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a biotechnology company. In addition, Mr. Lief is an Executive Board Member for BIOCOM, a life science industry association representing more than 450 member companies in San Diego and Southern California. From March 2005 to March 2006, he served as Chairman of BIOCOM. Mr. Lief earned a B.A. from Rutgers University and an M.S. in Psychology from Lehigh University. | 