SEC Reporting – responsible for all financial filings (10-Q & 10-K) and co-responsible for filings related to capital raises (S-1, S-3 and 424B5), employee compensation plans (S-8), Proxy Filings (DEF 14A), statement of changes in beneficial ownership (Form 4) and other material items (8-K)Financial Reporting and Accounting – oversee all financial reporting and accounting operations for the company, manage the annual audits and quarterly reviews with the external auditors, present financial results to management and the Board of Directors, manage accounting staff and oversee payrollTreasury Operations – responsible for cash management, investments, capital raises, insurance, 401k plan, equity plans, cash flow forecasting and payment runs Financial Planning and Analysis - responsible for preparation of company’s consolidated annual budget and latest estimates including financial modeling of clinical trials for the company’s various therapeutic candidates and presenting those items to management and the Board of Directors Capital Raises – work with CEO and General Counsel on capital raises for the company partnering with placement agents and external legal counsel to close deals for the companyMergers & Acquisitions – support CEO and executive management team on due diligence/opportunity screening as it relates to potential mergers, acquisitions and/or licensing opportunities

TreasuryCash Management - manage daily liquidity of local operations and banking relationshipsInvestments –implemented an investment program for the company to maximize return on the company’s cash while ensuring capital preservation and liquidity Capital Raises – Participated in numerous capital raises with Executive Management team including registered direct and private placements along with maintenance and compliance of the company’s equity lines and ATM facility Debt Issuance – participated in the issuance, maintenance and compliance of the company’s $15 Million loan from Oxford Finance (repaid in May 2017)Insurance - manage insurance program consisting of commercial risks (general liability, auto, property & product liability, cyber liability, environmental …etc) and management liability (directors and officers liability, employment practice liability, medical malpractice…etc) 401K Plans – oversee company’s Investment Savings Plan, monitor and review performance of investments with investment advisor, propose plan modifications, lead investment committee meetings, manage the plan’s audit and 5500 filing along with ERISA complianceEquity Plans – oversee annual issuances (shares & options) under the company’s equity compensation plan and employee stock purchase plans coordinating with transfer agent and brokerCash Flow Forecasting – develop and maintain long term cash forecastsFinancial PlanningResponsible for preparation of annual consolidated budget and monthly latest estimates for the company’s operations Prepare financial models for the company’s clinical trialsPrepare monthly Executive Team financial report and quarterly Board of Directors financial report Provided financial diligence for multiple potential M&A initiativesReview 10-K, 10-Q, 8-K and press releases for financial accuracyReview monthly financials prior to general ledger closeGovernment Grants – supported numerous applications and awards

Cash Management - manage daily liquidity of local operations with approximately $7 Billion USD inflows per annum, letters of credit and banking relationshipsCash Flow Forecasting – designed and implemented a new weekly cash flow forecasting modelCovenant Compliance – ensure compliance with the covenants associated with the $800 Million USD debtor-in-possession financing from JPMorgan Chase

Cash Management - manage daily liquidity of local operations, short term investment needs, cash forecasting, letters of credit and banking relationships Corporate Investments - manage approximately $500 Million USD, review fund in detail monthly with Investment Manager, prepare monthly report detailing performance, credit quality, duration, effective maturity, security type, market sectors, country exposure, trading activity, rating changes and strategyConvertible Debt – maintenance and compliance of the company’s 2023, 2025 and 2038 convertible notes ($335.5 Million at 12/31/2009). Risk Management - manage overall foreign currency exposure. Recommend instruments and hedge levels in accordance with global risk policy, participate on bidding of financial instruments with banks, valuation of existing collars ensuring qualification of hedge accounting under FAS 133, maintenance of hedge documentation and global risk policyInsurance - manage insurance program consisting of commercial risks (general liability, auto, property, product liability, environmental liability, workers compensation) and management liability (directors and officers liability, employment practice liability, fiduciary liability, employed lawyers) 401K Plans – oversee company’s $38 Million Investment Savings Plan, monitor and review performance of investments with investment advisor, prepare & review participant communications, propose plan modifications, participate in investment committee meetingsNon Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan (NQDC) – oversee company’s $2 Million NQDC Plan, monitor and review performance of investments with investment advisor, implement changes, prepare & review participant communications, monitor & reconcile participant balances on a monthly basis Equity Plans – review monthly equity report detailing grants, cancellations, exercises and balances outstanding of options, restricted stock and deferred stock units of employees and board members

Dual role with responsibility for Pension Plans globally in addition to Cash & Financial Planning for the Americas directing a staff of 14 peopleAreas of Responsibility Include:Pension Risk Management - responsible for: pension related risks on a global basis for Pension Assets of $3.0 Billion USD, Pension Liabilities of $3.8 Billion USD and Net Pension Expense $106 Million USD, developing strategies to mitigate consolidated asset/liability risk, plan design, analyzing impact on earnings, cash flow and shareholders equity, monitoring asset performance, ensuring adherence to investment policies, representing Ciba’s interests on local finance/investment committees, briefing senior management on pension plans/asset performance, leveraging relationships with investment banks, meeting with actuaries and assessing merger & acquisition/divestiture impacts on pension plans Cash & Financial Planning - manage daily liquidity of local operations with about $2.5 Billion USD inflows/outflows per annum, short term investment & borrowing needs, cash forecasting, financial expense outlook for the US, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina & Panama. Optimize financial structure of affiliates (local profitability and balance sheet structure) within the Americas to support global business/tax strategy, ensure standardized transfer pricing & financial planning processes in the Americas. Member of Global Finance Leadership Team assessing Business Issues, Accounting Issues, People Development

Responsible for Treasury Operations in the US, Canada & Mexico directing a staff of 26 peopleAreas of Responsibility/Accomplishments Include:Cash Management - manage daily liquidity of local operations with about $2.0 Billion USD inflows/outflows per annum, short term investment & borrowing needs, cash forecasting, financial expense outlook – successfully transitioned from regional operations to Global “In-House-Bank” via implementation of SAPCredit Management/Accounts Receivable - manage 3,500 customer accounts totaling $130 Million USD in Accounts Receivable, assess credit worthiness of customers, manage collection activity while minimizing delinquencies, maximizing cash flow while maintaining customer and internal partner relationships – continuous improvement year over year with a DSO of 40 Days and 10% overduesRisk Management - foreign currency hedging & economic forecasting Pension Management - Manage investment risk of $315 Million USD in Pension Assets & serve as a fiduciary for 401k plan ($325 Million USD of Assets) – fund mangers continue to outperform respective benchmarks, current Sharpe Ratio at 1.31 Local profitability, balance sheet structure & transfer pricing – optimized affiliates within Region to support global business/tax strategy Participate on Growth Forum Team for Region screening “early on” technologies and various business opportunitiesMember of Finance Leadership Team within the Region assessing Business Issues, Accounting Issues, People Development

Responsible for preparation, justification, and explanation of the income statement, balance sheet, cash flow values, business review of capital projects & acquisition candidates, support to strategic planning process and review of R&D function within the region for the Home & Personal Care business line.Actively participate in the business line lead team meetings and seek ways to positively influence business behavior.Responsible for analyzing and interpreting the Finance, IT, Legal, Human Resources, Communications and Facility Management budgets (approx. $68 Million) in the US, Canada & Mexico. Participate on each of the above Management team’s monthly meetings to explain financial performance of their respective areas, assist with target setting and budget planning seeking ways to positively influence business behavior from a finance perspective.Provide transparency on service analysis from the service providers to the service receivers within the organization

Worked on Strategic Finance Projects with CFO & CEO for the North America Region including Site Optimization & Support Services Optimization. Participated on the strategic mid-term forecast, analysis of financial results and 5-year-planning.Formal analysis and interpretation of the monthly financial reporting package for the U.S., Canada & Mexico (annual sales of $1.4 Billion USD). Prepared, analyzed & tracked the CEO’s & CFO’s budget which is about $3 Million USD. Analyzed & tracked Finance, IT, Legal, Human Resources, Communications and Facility Management budgets (approx. $68 Million USD).Prepared presentations on various topics (financial results, strategic planning etc.) for CEO & CFO. Provided direct support to the CFO on all North America related issues. Data collection and analysis for CEO on an ad-hoc basis.Led global projects in the North America region including Cash Flow Initiatives.Selected as a Project Manager to lead the integration for the U.S., Canada & Mexico of Raisio Chemicals & LPM Technologies business units, which Ciba acquired in 2004, to Ciba’s existing ERP Platform and Financial Systems. Achieved synergies that had been established at the onset of the project without any business interruption.Selected as a Project Manager for the U.S. and Canada for the Cash Flow Initiatives Project which was implemented in the third quarter of 2003 after our Half-Year results produced a less than expected Cash Flow result. Worked with Purchasing Groups, Capital Expenditure Coordinators, Credit Management, and Inventory Management to implement measures designed to improve Cash Flow. The team’s effort resulted in the U.S., Canada & Mexico contributing significantly to the Global Target.

Prepared monthly financial reports to the executive management team (CEO, CFO & Controller) showing sales trends, operating profit trends, and production & period cost trends for current versus prior year for the U.S. and Canadian operations. Performed quarterly analysis of actual financial results versus forecasted financial results. Aided in the preparation of monthly sales & profitability estimates that executive management locally used to report to Global Headquarters. Ad-hoc reporting for the CEO & CFO on an as needed basis. Coordinated and prepared information used in support of the Intercompany Pricing Agreement, which facilitated the transfer of funds to the Parent Corporation. Reported mandatory financial information to various government agencies on an ongoing basis.Selected as a Project Manager for the U.S. and Canada to implement financial systems for the CEO’s new organizational structure. Implemented this Global Project that allowed the U.S. and Canadian affiliates to report their half-year results to the Parent Company in the new format.

Monthly reporting by product of sales & profitability for 3,500 products with annual sales in excess of $1.6 Billion USD. Analyzed daily General Ledger activity feeds from five U.S. Divisions and four Canadian Divisions. Reconciled all subsystems (i.e. Sales, Cost of Sales, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable & Inventory) to the General Ledger for the five U.S. Divisions.Worked closely with Divisions and Corporate departments to identify problems and take corrective action. Reported to Parent Company all subsystem to General Ledger differences, course of action to correct them, internal controls over the financial information and whether they had a profit and loss impact. Attended Global conference in Switzerland to correct product reporting data. Over a one year period improved the quality of the product data used for Strategic Portfolio Management by over 90%.Worked closely with the newly acquired Water Treatments business to integrate them into our financial systems and support them on an ongoing basis. Successfully migrated business onto existing systems.Co-managed the Finance Enhancement Project, which dealt with inventory analysis, product reporting, intercompany transactions, reconciliations, standard costing and internal audit. This resulted in improved quality of financial information and processes.

Managed the day-to-day operations of a $25 Million USD Accounts Receivable Portfolio with annual sales of $200 Million USD. Analyzed customer accounts and authorized credit releases; maintained customer relationships; supported business strategy and optimized cash flow; investigated and resolved customer disputes and collected delinquent accounts.

Analyzed customer accounts, authorized credit releases, maintained customer relationships, optimized cash flow, investigated and resolved customer disputes, collected delinquent accounts and supported business strategy for Ciba-Geigy’s over-the-counter drug businessPlayed key role in Operation Clean Sweep to collect past due accounts over 60 days. Collected $3 Million USD out of $8 Million USD outstanding.Supported the Ciba Self-Medication acquisition of Rhone-Poulenc Rorer’s over-the-counter drug line by controlling exposures, identifying problem accounts and addressing them. Reduced residual balances from $12 Million USD to $130,000 USD. Selected to a Team to help Management identify the major activities, costs and head count for five Departments in the Treasury area as a result of the Ciba Geigy and Sandoz Merger. Reported findings to the CEO and other Senior Executives.

Responsible for daily and monthly balancing of all Accounts Receivable activity; reconciled Customer Accounts through close work with the Credit Department and Customers; compiled cash application statistics for Management; prepared month end receivable information and performed cash application, aided in preparation of monthly Cash Forecast Trained and supported eight Accounts Receivable Staff at Ciba Geneva in Colorado in new cash application procedures, daily balancing of accounts receivable, and various other reporting procedures.