Leadership

Erle T. Mast
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Erle T. Mast is one of our co-founders and has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since our inception. Previously, Mr. Mast served in the same role at Pharmion Corporation, beginning in 2002. From 1997 through 2002, Mr. Mast worked for Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its successor, Elan Corporation. From 2000 to 2002, he served as Chief Financial Officer for the Global Biopharmaceuticals business unit for Elan. From 1997 to 2000, Mr. Mast served as Vice President of Finance for Dura Pharmaceuticals. Prior to that, Mr. Mast was a partner with Deloitte & Touche, LLP. Mr. Mast also serves on the boards of directors of Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOMX) and Zogenix, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZGNX). Mr. Mast received a B.Sc. in business administration from California State University Bakersfield.