Anthony Coles is president and CEO of Onyx Pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining Onyx in 2008, Coles was president, CEO, and a member of the board of directors of NPS Pharmaceuticals. Before joining NPS in 2005, Coles served as senior vice president of commercial operations at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, which he joined in 2002. Beginning in 1996, he held a number of executive positions while at Bristol-Myers Squibb Company. From 1992 until 1996, Dr. Coles also held a number of positions of increasing responsibility at Merck & Co. Coles currently serves as a trustee and member of the executive committee for the Johns Hopkins University board of trustees, as well as a member of the board of trustees for Johns Hopkins Medicine. He is a member of the board of directors for Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp), Campus Crest Communities, and the Biotechnology Industry Organization.

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