Elizabeth (liz) Cermak

Biography

Elizabeth (Liz) Cermak has served as a member of our Board of Directors since July of 2015. Since July 2014 Ms. Cermak has served on the Board of Clarus Therapeutics Inc. and also serves on the Board of the non-profit charity organization, Ocean Ridge Charities Association, Inc. Previously Mrs. Cermak served as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer for POZEN, Inc. (NASDAQ: POZN) from 2009 to 2013. As a member of the Executive Committee, she led all Commercial, Business Development and Alliance Management functions and worked closely with the Board of Directors on corporate strategy execution. Prior to that Ms. Cermak. spent 25 years at Johnson & Johnson serving in notable senior management roles including VP, Global Marketing for a Personal Products portfolio in the Consumer Health Care business (NYSE: JNJ), VP of the Women's Healthcare RX Franchise for Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals and General Manager for the Johnson & Johnson Health & Fitness Services Business. Ms. Cermak holds an MBA in Finance from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, and a BA Cum Laude in Accounting and Spanish from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA. Elizabeth (Liz) Cermak has served as a member of our Board of Directors since July of 2015. Since July 2014 Ms. Cermak has served on the Board of Clarus Therapeutics Inc. and also serves on the Board of the non-profit charity organization, Ocean Ridge Charities Association, Inc. Previously Mrs. Cermak served as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer for POZEN, Inc. (NASDAQ: POZN) from 2009 to 2013. As a member of the Executive Committee, she led all Commercial, Business Development and Alliance Management functions and worked closely with the Board of Directors on corporate strategy execution. Prior to that Ms. Cermak. spent 25 years at Johnson & Johnson serving in notable senior management roles including VP, Global Marketing for a Personal Products portfolio in the Consumer Health Care business (NYSE: JNJ), VP of the Women's Healthcare RX Franchise for Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceuticals and General Manager for the Johnson & Johnson Health & Fitness Services Business. Ms. Cermak holds an MBA in Finance from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, and a BA Cum Laude in Accounting and Spanish from Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA.

Research Interest

Pharma