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Randal J. Kirk Senior Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Randal J. Kirk, Senior Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Third Security, LLC, an investment management firm founded by Mr. Kirk. Additionally, Mr. Kirk founded and became Chairman of the Board of New River Pharmaceuticals Inc. (previously traded on Nasdaq prior to its acquisition by Shire plc in 2007) in 1996, and was President and Chief Executive Officer between October 2001 and April 2007. Mr. Kirk began his professional career in the private practice of law. Previously, Mr. Kirk served as a member of the Board of Directors of Scios, Inc. (previously traded on Nasdaq prior to its acquisition by Johnson & Johnson) between February 2000 and May 2002. Mr. Kirk currently serves in a number of additional capacities including as a member of the Board of Directors of Clinical Data, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLDA) since 2002 and Chairman of the Board since 2004; member of the Board of Directors of Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HALO) since May 2007; member of the Board of Directors of ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: ZIOP) since January 2011; as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Intrexon Corporation since February 2008 and Chief Executive Officer since April 2009; and as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cyntellect, Inc. since September 2008. Mr. Kirk served on the Board of Visitors of Radford University from July 2003 to June 2009, was Rector of the Board from September 2006 to September 2008, and has served on the Board of Directors of the Radford University Foundation, Inc. since September 1998. He has served on the Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia and Affiliated Schools since July 2009, on the Virginia Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates since July 2006, on the Governor's Economic Development and Jobs Creation Commission since April 2010, and served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Virginia University Research Partnership from July 2007 to November 2010. Mr. Kirk received a B.A. in Business from Radford University and a J.D. from the University of Virginia.