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Mr. Hanson has long and distinguished career at Eli Lilly and Company where he served in a variety of executive management positions in sales, marketing and new product development. At the time of his retirement from Lilly, he was President of the Internal Medicine Business Unit, which included cardiovascular and oncology products, and a member of the Operations Committee. While at Eli Lilly, at various times he was Director of New Product Planning and Licensing; Executive Director of Japan Business Planning; President and General Manager of Eli Lilly Japan KK; and Vice President of Lilly Research Laboratories. He served as a director of MGI Pharma, Inc., an oncology-focused biopharmaceutical company, from May 1998 through May 2001. Currently, Mr. Hanson is a Founding Partner of Barnard Life Sciences, LLC, a venture capital and health care consulting firm. Mr. Hanson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from North Dakota State University, a Master of Science degree in Hospital Pharmacy Administration from the University of Minnesota and is a graduate of the Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School. | 