Egalet’s management team has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry and has a track record of successfully developing and commercializing products.
Robert Radie
President and Chief Executive Officer
Mr. Radie is our president and chief executive officer and a member of our board of directors, positions he has held since March 2012. From November 2010 to October 2011, Mr. Radie served as president and chief executive officer of Topaz Pharmaceuticals Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company acquired by Sanofi Pasteur in the fourth quarter of 2011. From March 2009 to November 2010, Mr. Radie served as president and chief executive officer of Transmolecular, Inc., a biotechnology company developing cancer diagnostic and treatment products, after serving as a consultant to Transmolecular from December 2008 through March 2009. From September 2007 to September 2008, Mr. Radie served as the chief business officer of Prestwick Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company. Before joining Prestwick, Mr. Radie served in senior management positions with a number of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, including Morphotek, Inc., Vicuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company. Mr. Radie serves as a director of Paratek Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company, and Horse Power for Life, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals diagnosed with cancer. Mr. Radie received his B.S. in chemistry from Boston College.
Jeffrey M. Dayno, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Dr. Jeffrey Dayno joined Egalet as our chief medical officer in July 2014. He spent ten years in clinical and academic medicine before moving into the pharmaceutical industry. He served as vice president, global medical affairs at ViroPharma, Inc., from August 2011 to May 2014. Prior to joining ViroPharma, Dr. Dayno was the chief medical officer at Labopharm, Inc., a drug delivery technology company based in Montreal, Canada, where he first started working in the field of abuse-deterrent opioid product development. Before Labopharm, he was vice president of medical affairs at Cephalon, Inc., from 2005 to 2010. Dr. Dayno started his career in the pharmaceutical industry in 1998 at Merck & Co., Inc., where he spent 7 years in positions of increasing responsibility in the medical and scientific affairs division. Before moving into leadership roles in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, he held a number of clinical appointments, including assistant professor of neurology, Jefferson Medical College, and medical director of the Jefferson Health System Stroke Center Network. Dr. Dayno earned his medical degree from Temple University School of Medicine, completed a fellowship in stroke and cerebrovascular disorders in the Department of Neurology at Henry Ford Hospital, a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Research Center for stroke and headache, and was board certified in neurology. Dr. Dayno is currently a member of the Board of Visitors of Temple University School of Medicine and was a former chairman of the Philadelphia Stroke Council.
Karsten Lindhardt, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Senior Vice President
Dr. Lindhardt has been our senior vice president of research and development since December 2013. From April 2011 to December 2013, he served as vice president, research and development, and previously served as our senior director of portfolio management and alliance manager from March 2010 to April 2011. From August 2008 to March 2010, Dr. Lindhardt served as the director of portfolio management for our predecessor Egalet A/S, and as a project manager from March 2008 to August 2008. Before joining Egalet A/S, Dr. Lindhardt served in management positions for Curalogic A/S and OSI Pharmaceuticals, and as a clinical pharmacologist for Ferring Pharmaceuticals and Novo Nordisk A/S. Dr. Lindhardt received an M.Sci. in Pharmaceutics, a Ph.D. in pharmaceutical development and pharmacology, each from the Royal Danish School of Pharmacy, and a Diploma of Business Excellence (DBE) from Columbia University and Copenhagen Business School.
Deanne Melloy
Chief Commercial Officer
Ms. Melloy has served as chief commercial officer at Egalet since January 2015. Prior to joining Egalet she served as executive vice president and chief operating officer, at Shionogi, Inc. responsible for leading the company’s business operations and commercial activities in the United States. Before joining Shionogi, Inc. she served as vice president for the general therapeutics and lifecycle management division and the vice president of CNS marketing at Sanofi where she oversaw new product launches, P&L and centralized lifecycle management for all U.S. brands. Prior to her role at Sanofi, Ms. Melloy served for five years at Endo Pharmaceuticals in multiple marketing positions where she ultimately became vice president of marketing. During her tenure at Endo, she led the strategy and launch of multiple brands including Opana and Lidoderm, increased growth in sales demand for existing products and managed commercial responsibility for a $1.3 billion pain product portfolio. Prior to Endo she spent 12 years in pharmaceutical sales and marketing positions at Johnson & Johnson, EMPI, Inc. and Medtronic, Inc. In 2013, Ms. Melloy was honored as one of “New Jersey’s Top 50 Women in Business.” She was also recognized in 2010 at the Women’s Global Forum as one of the top 30 women from Sanofi Worldwide. In 2007 she was named an HBA Rising Star. Ms. Melloy holds a B.S. from Iowa State University and an MBA from University of St. Thomas.
Stan Musial
Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Musial has served as our chief financial officer since April 2013. From June 2011 to March 2013, Mr. Musial was self-employed, acting as an independent consultant in the fields of financial management and accounting services. From January 2005 to May 2011, Mr. Musial served as chief financial officer of Prism Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and drug development company. Prior to joining Prism Pharmaceuticals, Mr. Musial was vice president, finance, and chief financial officer for Strategic Diagnostics, Inc., a publicly held biotechnology company, from 2002 to 2004. Mr. Musial began his career with KPMG LLP, a professional services company. Mr. Musial received a B.S. in accounting from the Pennsylvania State University and an M.B.A. from Temple University. He is a certified public accountant in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Mark Strobeck, Ph.D.
Chief Business Officer
Dr. Strobeck is our chief business officer, a position he has held since January 2014, and previously served as an advisor to Egalet from June 2012 to December 2013. From January 2012 to December 2013, Dr. Strobeck served as president and chief executive officer and a director of Corridor Pharmaceuticals, Inc. From December 2010 to October 2011, Dr. Strobeck served as chief business officer of Topaz Pharmaceuticals Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company acquired by Sanofi Pasteur in the fourth quarter of 2011. From June 2010 to November 2010 and October 2011 to January 2012, Dr. Strobeck worked as a consultant. From January 2008 to May 2010, Dr. Strobeck served as chief business officer of Trevena, Inc., a pharmaceutical company. Prior to joining Trevena, Dr. Strobeck held management roles at GlaxoSmithKline, SR One Limited, and EuclidSR Partners, L.P. Dr. Strobeck currently serves on the board of directors of Horse Power for Life, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for individuals diagnosed with cancer, a position he has held since 2012. Dr. Strobeck received his B.S. in biology from St. Lawrence University and his Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Cincinnati, and completed his postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania.