Deborah Dunsire, M.D.
Appointed to the Board in 2006. Dr. Dunsire has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., now Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company, since July 2005. Prior to joining Millennium, Dr. Dunsire led the Novartis U.S. Oncology Business, playing a critical role in the broad development and successful launch of a number of products. Dr. Dunsire was also responsible for managing the merger and significant growth of the combined Sandoz Pharmaceuticals and Ciba-Geigy oncology businesses. Dr. Dunsire served on the U.S. Pharmaceutical Executive Committee at Novartis. Dr. Dunsire is currently a board member of the Biotechnology Industry Organization. Dr. Dunsire was the 2001 recipient of the American Cancer Society’s Excalibur Award and is the 2009 recipient of The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association’s “Woman of the Year.”