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Mr. Driscoll brings more than twenty-three years of executive experience in pharmaceutical Marketing & Sales, Business Development and Operations to the Genta Board. In March 2008, Mr. Driscoll was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Javelin Pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining Javelin, Mr. Driscoll served as Chief Executive Officer of Pear Tree Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Driscoll also served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Sales at Reliant Pharmaceuticals, a privately-held company that markets a portfolio of branded pharmaceutical products, where he was a member of the Management Committee and an Executive Officer of the Company. From 1983 to 1990, Mr. Driscoll held positions of increasing responsibility at Schering Plough Corporation, including most recently as Vice President of Marketing and Sales for Schering’s Primary Care Division. He previously served as Vice President, Marketing and Sales, for the Schering Diabetes Unit, and also for Key Pharmaceuticals, the largest Schering U.S. Business Unit. His experience includes management of franchises that encompass oncologic, cardiovascular, anti-infective, metabolic, CNS, pulmonary and dermatologic products. At both Reliant and Schering, Mr. Driscoll had extensive experience in the negotiation, implementation and management of collaborations with other companies. Prior to joining Reliant, from 2000 to 2002 Mr. Driscoll was Vice President, Commercial Operations and Business Development at ViroPharma Inc., where he built the first commercial Sales and Marketing operation, and was the ViroPharma Chair for the ViroPharma/Aventis Joint Steering Committee for their Phase 3 antiviral product collaboration. | 