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Ronald O. Perelman
Chairman and CEO
Mr. Perelman is the founder of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. and its sole owner. He began his career as an investor and financier in 1978 with the purchase of a stake in retail jewelry store chain Cohen-Hatfield Industries. Over the last 25 years, he has built MacAndrews & Forbes into a multibillion dollar diversified corporate enterprise.

An active philanthropist, Mr. Perelman is the founder of the Revlon/UCLA Women’s Cancer Research Program and has established the Department of Dermatology in his name at NYU Medical Center. Committed to women’s health, the arts and education, Mr. Perelman was President of the Guggenheim Museum and serves on the Boards of Carnegie Hall, The University of Pennsylvania and the NYU Medical Center, among others. He is also a member of the French Legion of Honor. Mr. Perelman holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the Wharton School.

Eric A. Rose, M.D.
Executive Vice President – Life Sciences
Eric Rose is an academic physician and entrepreneur with interests in drug discovery, biodefense, clinical evaluative research and health policy. Since 2007, he has been the Executive Vice President for Life Sciences at MacAndrews & Forbes and CEO of Siga Technologies, Inc., an investment of MacAndrews & Forbes that develops anti-viral drugs directed at potential agents of bioterror. He was appointed in 2007 to the National Biodefense Science Board, which advises the HHS Secretary on biodefense, influenza, and emerging diseases. In 2008, he assumed the chairmanship of the Department of Health Policy at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

Paul G. Savas
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Paul G. Savas is the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. He joined the company in 1994 as Director of Corporate Finance, served the Company in various positions of increasing responsibility and became Chief Financial Officer in 2007. He also serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of M & F Worldwide Corp. and sits on the boards of SIGA Technologies, Inc., Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., and TransTech Pharma, Inc.

Barry F. Schwartz
Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer
Barry F. Schwartz is the Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Administrative Officer of MacAndrews and Forbes Holdings Inc. He joined the company in 1989, became general counsel in 1993, and assumed his current duties in 2007. He serves on the boards of Harland Clarke Holdings Corp., M & F Worldwide Corp., Revlon Consumer Products Corporation, Revlon, Inc., Scientific Games Corporation and TransTech Pharma, Inc. He also serves as Chief Executive Officer of M & F Worldwide Corp. Mr. Schwartz is also a Member of the Board of Trustees of Kenyon College, serving on its Executive Committee, and is Chair of its Admissions and Financial Aid Committee. He also serves as a Member of the Board of Visitors of the Georgetown University Law Center.