Vivus appoints Ernest Mario to board
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Executive Summary
Vivus has elected Dr Ernest Mario, who has 40 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry, to its board of directors. Dr Mario is a former deputy chair and chief executive of Glaxo Holdings, ALZA Corporation and Reliant Pharmaceuticals. He currently serves as a director of Boston Scientific, Celgene Biopharmaceutical and Capina. He is also chair of the American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education and an advisor to the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University.
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