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From 1992-2007 Mr. Maier served as Senior Vice President Chief Financial Officer of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. a publicly-held biopharmaceutical company based in San Diego CA. Prior to joining Ligand Mr. Maier served as Vice President Finance at DFS West a division of DFS Group L.P. a private multinational retailer. Previously Mr. Maier held various positions in finance and administration at ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc. a pharmaceutical and biotechnology research products company and its subsidiary SPI Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Maier is currently an independent financial consultant and serves as a director on the boards of Pure Bioscience Inc. and International Stem Cell Corp. both publicly-held companies. Mr. Maier received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School and a B.S. from Pennsylvania State University. | 