David R. Bethune Joins the Cambrex Board of Directors

08-Jun-2005

Cambrex Corporation announced that David R. Bethune was elected to the Cambrex Board of Directors on June 2, 2005.

David R. Bethune most recently was Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Atrix Laboratories, a drug delivery and product development company, where he has been a director of the company for the past ten years. Prior to Atrix Laboratories, he was President and Chief Operating Officer of IVAX Corporation, a pharmaceutical company. Before joining IVAX, Mr. Bethune began a start-up pharmaceutical company venture formed by Mayo Medical Ventures, a business unit of Mayo Clinics of Rochester.

Mr. Bethune previously served as group vice president of American Cyanamid Company and a member of the Executive Committee where he had executive authority for human biologicals, consumer health products, pharmaceuticals and ophthalmics as well as global medical research. He was also President of the Lederle Laboratories Division of American Cyanamid Company.

Mr. Bethune received a B.A. degree in accounting and economics from Lenior-Rhyne College, Hickory, North Carolina and Masters in Business Administration in the Executive Program from Columbia University Graduate School.

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