Jean-Pierre Garnier and Robert Bertolini nominated to join Actelion's Board

06-Apr-2011 - Switzerland

Actelion Ltd  announced the nomination of Jean-Pierre Garnier and Robert Bertolini for election to the Company's Board of Directors at the 2011 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of shareholders, to be held on 05 May 2011. When elected, Jean-Pierre Garnier will become a Vice Chairman together with Joseph C. Scodari. As part of its succession planning, it is the intention of the Board that Jean-Pierre Garnier will be appointed Chairman following, as previously announced, the conclusion of Robert E. Cawthorn's term of office at the 2012 Annual General Meeting.

The re-election of three Board members, whose terms of office are up for renewal at this year's AGM, together with this nomination of two Board members, - one replacing the seat left open by the departure of Dr. Elias Zerhouni, who left at the end of 2010 to focus on his new role at Sanofi-aventis - will bring the total number of Board members to 11, the maximum allowed according to Actelion's articles of association.

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