Mark J. Foley

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Mark J. Foley, Lead Independent Director

Mr. Foley has served as a member of our Board of Directors since 2014 and was appointed Lead Independent Director in December 2021. He is currently the president and chief executive officer of Revance Therapeutics, Inc., a position to which he was appointed in October 2019 after serving on the board of directors since 2017. Previously, Mr. Foley was the chairman, president and chief executive officer of ZELTIQ Aesthetics, Inc., a medical technology company, prior to its acquisition by Allergan plc in April 2017. Before becoming ZELTIQ’s chief executive officer in 2012, Mr. Foley served on its board of directors and held the position of executive chairman from July 2009 to May 2010. Mr. Foley also served as executive chairman at Onpharma Inc. from August 2009 until its acquisition by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. in March 2014. Mr. Foley also served as a managing director at RWI Ventures, Inc. from 2004 to 2018, where he focused on healthcare investments. Prior to this, Mr. Foley held a variety of operating roles in large, public companies and venture backed startups including United States Surgical Corporation, Guidant Corporation, Devices for Vascular Intervention, Inc. (acquired by Eli Lilly and Company), Perclose, Inc. (acquired by Abbott Laboratories) and Ventrica, Inc. (acquired by Medtronic, Inc.) where he was the founder and chief executive officer. Mr. Foley has over 25 years of medical device operating, investment and chief executive officer experience. Mr. Foley holds a B.A. from the University of Notre Dame.