Co-founder of Genentech and Professor Emeritus of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco
Dr. Boyer, a founder of Genentech who is currently retired, served as a director of Genentech from 1976 to June 1999, when he resigned from the Board in connection with the redemption of our special common stock. He was reelected to the Board in September 1999. He served as a vice president of Genentech from 1976 to 1991. Dr. Boyer, a professor of Biochemistry at the University of California, San Francisco from 1976 to 1991, demonstrated the usefulness of recombinant DNA technology to produce medicines economically, which laid the groundwork for Genentech’s development. Dr. Boyer has received numerous awards for his research, including the BayBio Pantheon Lifetime Achievement Award in 2005, National Medal of Science from President George Bush in 1990, the National Medal of Technology in 1989, and the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award in 1980. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences and a Fellow in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 2001, Dr. Boyer was elected to the National Inventors Hall of Fame. In addition, Dr. Boyer serves as vice-chairman of the Board of Directors of Allergan, Inc.
William M. Burns
Chief Executive Officer of the Pharmaceuticals Division and Member of the Corporate Executive Committee, The Roche Group
Mr. Burns was elected a director of Genentech in April 2004. He was appointed chief executive officer of the Pharmaceuticals Division of The Roche Group, an international healthcare company, in January 2005 and was elected to the Corporate Executive Committee of The Roche Group in 2000. From 2001 to December 2004, Mr. Burns served as head of the Pharmaceuticals Division of The Roche Group. From 1998 to 2001, Mr. Burns served as head of Europe and International Business of Roche Pharmaceuticals. From 1991 to 1998, Mr. Burns served as global head of Strategic Marketing and Business Development for Roche Pharmaceuticals. Mr. Burns is also a member of the Board of Directors of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Roche. Pursuant to the affiliation agreement, Mr. Burns is a designee of Roche.
Erich Hunziker
Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Corporate Executive Committee, The Roche Group
Dr. Hunziker was elected director of Genentech in April 2004. He joined the Roche Group as chief financial officer in 2001 and was elected to the Executive Committee of the Roche Group at that time. In January 2005, he was appointed deputy head of the Executive Committee. Prior to joining the Roche Group, from 1998 until 2001, Dr. Hunziker was chief executive officer of the Diethelm Group and Diethelm Keller Holding Ltd. Dr. Hunziker joined Corange Ltd (holding company of Boehringer Mannheim Group), where he was appointed chief financial officer in 1997. Dr. Hunziker is also a member of the Boards of Directors of Holcim Ltd. and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Roche. Pursuant to the affiliation agreement, Dr. Hunziker is a designee of Roche.
Jonathan K.C. Knowles, Ph.D
President of Global Research and Member of the Corporate Executive Committee, The Roche Group
Dr. Knowles was elected a director of Genentech in February 1998. He joined The Roche Group as head of global research in September 1997. In January 1998, he became a member of the Corporate Executive Committee of The Roche Group. Dr. Knowles also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Roche. Pursuant to the affiliation agreement, Dr.Knowles is a designee of Roche.
Arthur D. Levinson, Ph.D.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Genentech
Dr. Levinson was appointed chairman of the board of directors of Genentech in September 1999 and was elected its chief executive officer and a director of the company in July 1995. Since joining the company in 1980, Dr.Levinson has been a senior scientist, staff scientist and the director of the company’s Cell Genetics Department. He was appointed vice president of Research Technology in April 1989, vice president of Research in May 1990, senior vice president of Research in December 1992, senior vice president of Research and Development in March 1993 and president in July 1995. Dr. Levinson also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Apple Computer, Inc. and Google, Inc.
Debra L. Reed
President and Chief Executive Officer, San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Co.
Ms. Reed was elected as a director of Genentech in August 2005. She is president and chief executive officer of San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) and Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas), Sempra Energy’s California regulated utilities. Previously, Ms. Reed served as president and chief operating officer of SDG&E and SoCalGas from 2004 until 2006; president and chief financial officer of SDG&E and SoCalGas from 2002 until 2004; and president of SDG&E from 2000 to 2002. Ms. Reed has also served as president of Energy Distribution Services at SoCalGas and has held other leadership positions at SoCalGas. Ms. Reed also serves on the Boards of Directors of Halliburton Company, SDG&E and SoCalGas.
Charles A. Sanders, M.D.
Lead Director of Genentech and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Glaxo, Inc.
Dr. Sanders, who is currently retired, was elected a director of Genentech in August 1999 and the lead director of the Board in February 2003. He served as chief executive officer of Glaxo Inc., a pharmaceutical company, from 1989 to 1994, and was the chairman of the board of Glaxo Inc. from 1992 to 1995. He has also served on the Board of Directors of Glaxo plc. Dr. Sanders is also a member of the Boards of Directors of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Biopure Corporation, Cephalon, Inc., and Icagen, Inc.
Board Committee Membership
Audit Committee |
Compensation Committee |
Corporate Governance |
Executive Committee |
Nominations Committee |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Herbert Boyer |
M |
M |
M |
M |
M |
William Burns |
|
M |
M |
M |
M |
Erich Hunziker |
|
M |
M |
|
M |
Jonathan Knowles |
|
M |
M |
|
|
Arthur Levinson |
|
|
|
M |
|
Debra Reed |
M |
M |
M |
|
|
Charles Sanders* |
M |
M |
M |
|
|
M = Committee Member
* Lead Director of Board
