Sciclone Pharma (SCLN) Appoints Simon Li to Board

January 14, 2013 6:31 AM EST
Sciclone Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCLN) announced the appointment of Simon Li to its board of directors. Mr. Li is an accomplished and respected leader in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries in China and Asia, and brings to SciClone's board more than 30 years of experience in executive management, corporate strategy, business, financial and commercial operations, regulatory compliance, medical affairs and healthcare policy in multinational companies.

Most recently, Mr. Li served as the Global Officer and Member of the Executive Committee of Medtronic, a global medical technology company, and also held the positions of President, Greater China and Chairman of the Board, Medtronic-Weigao JV. Prior to Medtronic, Mr. Li was the International Vice President, North Asia / New Business Development, Asia Pacific / Strategic Medical Affairs, Asia Pacific with Johnson & Johnson Medical, China. Earlier in his career with J&J, he held the positions of International Vice President, North Asia, Managing Director, China and Hong Kong, and Managing Director, China. Prior to J&J, Mr. Li was President and Chief Operating Officer of the ConvaTec business with Bristol-Myers Squibb in Hong Kong. He also served as General Manager of the pharmaceutical distributor Y.C. Woo & Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong. Mr. Li's current non-executive activities include serving on the board of directors of Shandong Weigao Group Medical Polymer, and he has received several industry honors. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in social sciences from the University of Hong Kong, an M.B.A. degree from Henley Management, and an advanced E.M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. He is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese, and is based in Shanghai.


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