Amarin Corporation Appoints Kristine Peterson to Board of Directors

22-Nov-2010 - Ireland

Amarin Corporation plc announced the appointment of Kristine Peterson to its board of directors.

Ms. Peterson has more than 27 years of pharmaceutical industry experience, including 20 years at Bristol-Myers Squibb, where she was responsible for sales, marketing and general management in a variety of therapeutic areas, including leading the cardiovascular and metabolic disease business unit. She is currently Chief Executive Officer at Valeritas Inc., a medical technology company committed to the development and commercialization of innovative drug delivery solutions, with its lead product for the treatment of diabetes. Prior to joining Valeritas, Ms. Peterson was Chair for the biotech business at Johnson & Johnson, and was Senior Vice President of commercial operations and President at Biovail Corporation.

The appointment of Ms. Peterson increases the Company’s board of directors to eight members.

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