Executive Bios

Noven Officers

	ROBERT C. STRAUSS Robert Strauss is Chairman of the Board of Directors, and has been President and Chief Executive Officer and a Director of Noven since December 1997. From March 1997 to July 1997, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer and a Director of IVAX Corporation. From 1983 to 1997, he served in various executive positions with Cordis Corporation, most recently as its Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer.
	DIANE M. BARRETT Diane Barrett is Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From August 2000 to May 2003, she served as Vice President – Finance and Treasurer. She is a CPA with over 20 years finance and accounting experience. Prior to joining Noven, she served as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Bionumerik Pharmaceuticals, Inc., which specializes in mechanism-based drug discovery. Before Bionumerik, she served in various senior finance roles at Cordis Corporation, including Treasurer and Director of Finance.
	JUAN A. MANTELLE Juan Mantelle has been with Noven since March 1990 and, since June 2000, has served as Vice President and Chief Technical Officer. From December 1986 to March 1990, he served Paco Research Corp. as Manager – Product Development. From April 1983 to December 1986, he served Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc. as Senior Research Engineer where he helped develop some of the most successful transdermal products of that era.
	JEFFREY F. EISENBERG Jeffrey Eisenberg has been with Noven since November 1998 and serves as Vice President – Strategic Alliances, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. From 1995 through 1998, he served as Associate General Counsel and then as Acting General Counsel of IVAX Corporation. Prior to IVAX, he was a lawyer in the corporate securities department of the law firm of Steel Hector & Davis.
	W. NEIL JONES Neil Jones has been with Noven since February 1997 and, since November 2000, has served as Vice President, Marketing and Sales. From 1981 through 1997, he served Ciba-Geigy Corporation in a variety of sales and marketing positions, most recently as Executive Director of Marketing.
	CAROLYN DONALDSON Carolyn Donaldson has been with Noven since June 1998 and serves as Vice President – Human Resources. Prior to joining Noven, she served as Vice President of Human Resources for IVAX Corporation, a global branded and generic pharmaceutical company. From 1984 to 1997 she served as Executive Director – Human Resources at Cordis Corporation.
	DR. EDUARDO G. ABRAO Dr. Eduardo G. Abrao joined Noven in September 2003 as Vice President – Clinical Development & Chief Medical Officer. Prior to joining Noven, he served as Vice President of Regulatory Affairs & Drug Safety at Berlex Laboratories. From 1996 to 2002, he served Otsuka America Pharmaceutical in a number of leadership roles including Executive Vice President of Regulatory & Medical Affairs and as President & Chief Operating Officer. From 1989 to 1996, he served Marion Merrell Dow in various medical and clinical affairs roles.
	PAVAN HANDA Pavan Handa joined Noven in July 2002 and serves as Vice President – Business Development. He has over fifteen years of pharmaceutical industry experience in structuring and negotiating numerous agreements involving licensing, acquisitions, and strategic collaborations. Prior to joining Noven, he served as Senior Vice President, Business Development and Portfolio Management for Pharmacologics LLC, Director of Business Development and Marketing for Enzon Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Manager of Biomedical Business Development for Union Carbide Corporation.
	JAMES W. HARRIS, JR., PhD James W. Harris, Jr., PhD joined Noven in February 2004 and serves as Vice President - Quality Assurance & Quality Control. He has 20 years of experience in pharmaceutical quality control and quality assurance. Prior to joining Noven, he served as Executive Director, Regulatory Compliance for the American Red Cross and Executive Director, Regulatory Compliance for Berlex Laboratories, Inc. Previously, he served Otsuka America Pharmaceuticals in a number of senior executive roles including Senior Director, Information Technology & Quality Performance and Senior Director, Regulatory Compliance.
	JOSEPH C. JONES Joseph Jones has been with Noven since January 2001 and serves as Vice President – Corporate Affairs. He is principally responsible for analyst, investor and corporate communications. Prior to joining Noven, he was President of SHD Strategic, L.C., a corporate communications consulting firm, and before that he served as Vice President, Investor Relations and Government Affairs for IVAX Corporation. Prior to joining IVAX, he was a partner in the corporate securities department of the law firm of Steel Hector & Davis.
	RICHARD P. GILBERT Richard Gilbert joined Noven in December 2004 and serves as Vice President – Operations. He has over 22 years of experience in operations and manufacturing. Prior to joining Noven, he served as Vice President, Manufacturing Operations, at ConvaTec (a Bristol-Myers Squibb Company). Prior to ConvaTec, he held various senior roles at London International Group, LLC, The Tensar Corporation, and Richmond Technology.