Institute for OneWorld Health Announces New Chief Financial Officer

Posted on: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:00:00 EDT


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SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 04, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
TTP | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- The Institute for OneWorld Health, the US-based non-profit
pharmaceutical company that develops drugs for people with neglected
infectious diseases in the developing world, today announced the
appointment of Robert E. Farrell, J.D. as its Chief Financial Officer.

Prior to joining OneWorld Health, Farrell served as President and Chief
Financial Officer of Titan Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical
company that develops proprietary therapeutics for the treatment of
central nervous system disorders, cardiovascular disease and bone
disease. He also served as Titan's Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer from 1996 to 2008.

"We are delighted to welcome such a highly experienced CFO to OneWorld
Health's leadership team," said Dr. Richard Chin, M.D., OneWorld
Health's Chief Executive Officer. "Bob's extensive biotechnology and
finance experience will make a tremendous contribution to our work at
this pivotal time."

Previously, Mr. Farrell held senior positions at dialysis services
provider Fresenius USA, Inc. from 1991 until August 1996, where he
served as Corporate Group Vice President, Vice President Administration,
Chief Financial Officer and General Counsel.

"This is an exciting and dynamic time to join OneWorld Health and I look
forward to helping advance its mission of developing safe, effective and
affordable drugs to combat infectious diseases and save lives in the
world's most impoverished communities," said Mr. Farrell.

Mr. Farrell has also served as Vice President, Marketing and President
of TXL Securities at Genstar Corporation, as Associate General Counsel
at Brae Corporation and as an associate attorney at Crane & Hawkins. He
holds a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame and a J.D. from Hastings
College of Law, University of California.

About the Institute for OneWorld Health

The Institute for OneWorld Health, the first US nonprofit pharmaceutical
company, develops safe, effective and affordable medicines for people
with neglected diseases of the developing world. The Institute for
OneWorld Health, headquartered in San Francisco, California, USA, is a
tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) US corporation. (http://www.oneworldhealth.org/).
Media resources are available at http://www.oneworldhealth.org/media_center.

SOURCE: Institute for OneWorld Health


Institute for OneWorld Health
Deborah Schneider, 1-415-277-6973
dschneider@prandcompany.com

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