Dr James Cavanaugh (68)
Chairman
Dr James Cavanaugh has been a member of Shire's Board since March 24, 1997 and Chairman since May 11, 1999. He is a General Partner of HealthCare Partners, the General Partner of Healthcare Ventures, a venture capital fund devoted to healthcare, Nonexecutive Chairman of Diversa Corporation and a Non-executive Director of MedImmune Inc. and Advancis Pharmaceutical Corporation. He is a former President of SmithKline & French Laboratories, SmithKline Beecham Corporation's clinical laboratory business, and Allergan International, and served as Deputy Assistant to the US President on the White House Staff. Dr Cavanaugh is also Chairman of Shire's Nomination Committee.
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