Lonnel Coats

Biography

Mr. Lonnel Coats has been the Chief Executive Officer and President of Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc., since July 7, 2014. Mr. Coats served as an Executive Vice President, President of Americas Region at Eisai Inc. He served as the Chief Executive Officer of Eisai Inc from June 18, 2010 to April 1, 2014 and President of Eisai Inc from 2004 to April 1, 2014 and served as its Vice President and Senior Vice President. He was Executive Officer at Eisai Inc from April 1, 2014 to June 2014. He served in a series of leadership positions at Eisai Inc. and Eisai Corporation of North America, U.S. subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Eisai Co., Ltd., from 1996 to June 2014. Mr. Coats also previously held a variety of sales and management positions at Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a division of Johnson & Johnson, from 1988 to 1996. Mr. Coats served as Chief Executive Officer and President of Eisai, Inc. until April 1, 2014. He served as Chief Operating Officer at Eisai Corporation of North America, Inc until June 2010 and President. He served as Executive Vice President at Eisai Co., Ltd. and its Senior Vice President since June 2010. He served as Vice President at Eisai Co., Ltd. until June 2010. He served as the Chief Operating Officer of Eisai Inc from 2004 to June 18, 2010. He has been a Director of Blueprint Medicines Corporation since February 4, 2016 and Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. since July 2014. Mr. Coats served as a Director of MGI Pharma, Inc. since January 2008. He serves as Member of Board of Governors at Hackensack University Medical Center. He holds a B.S. in Public Administration from Oakland University in Michigan.

Research Interest

Bussiness and Management