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Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Penwest Pharmaceuticals Company, Danbury, CT
Mr. Hamachek served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Penwest Pharmaceuticals Company from October 1997 to February 2005. Penwest, which was spun off from Penford Corporation in 1998, is engaged in the research, development and commercialization of novel drug delivery products and technologies. From 1985 until 1998, Mr. Hamachek served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Penford Corporation, a diversified producer of specialty paper, food starches and pharmaceutical ingredients. He is a director of The Seattle Times Company and The Blethen Corporation (the majority owner of The Seattle Times Company). Mr. Hamachek is also a trustee of the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art in Ridgefield, Connecticut. He is a graduate of Williams College and Harvard Business School.
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