From a treasurer's position at Medarex to becoming the CEO of Avant/Celldex in four and a half years. Not too shabby.
Erik
Item 5.02 (c) Appointment of Certain Officers.
On September 25, 2008, the Board of Directors of AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Anthony S. Marucci, age 45, as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President. Mr. Marucci had been serving as the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and President on an interim basis since May 2008 in addition to his role as Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, a role which he assumed in March 2008 upon the consummation of the merger of Callisto Merger Corporation (“Merger Sub”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company with and into Celldex Therapeutics, Inc. (“Celldex”), a privately-held company (the “Merger”). Prior to the Merger, Mr. Marucci had been Celldex’s Acting Chief Executive Officer since October 2007 and its Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary since May 2003. Mr. Marucci was a founding officer of Celldex and led that company’s acquisitions of the business of Lorantis Limited and the assets of Alteris Therapeutics, Inc., which included the program which became Celldex’s CDX-110 program. In addition, he was Treasurer of Medarex from December 1998 to March 2004. Mr. Marucci held a series of senior financial positions at Medarex since December 1998. Mr. Marucci received his M.B.A. from Columbia University. |
