Sandford Smith biography

Sandford D. Smith is Independent Director of the Company. Mr. Smith has served as a member of our Board of Directors since March 2012. Since December 2011, Mr. Smith has served as Founder and Chairman of Global Biolink Partners. From 1996 to 2011, Mr. Smith held various positions at Sanofi-Genzyme (formerly Genzyme Corporation), most recently leading the integration of Genzyme’s international business into Sanofi’s global organization. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President of Genzyme Corporation and President of Genzyme International. From 1986 to 1996, Mr. Smith was President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors of RepliGen Corporation. From 1977 to 1985, Mr. Smith held various positions at Bristol-Myers Squibb, most recently serving as Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Planning for the Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Division. Mr. Smith has served on the Board of Directors of Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. since March 2017 and Neuralstem, Inc. since May 2014. He served on the Board of Directors of Arpicus Biosciences, Inc. from August 2014 to February 2019, Novelion Therapeutics Inc. from November 2016 to March 2017, Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from January 2012 to March 2017 and NVenta Biopharmaceuticals Corporation from 2007 to 2009. Mr. Smith earned a B.S. from the University of Denver. Mr. Smith brings to our Board of Directors broad experience in matters relating to the launch and commercialization of new drugs in a wide range of therapeutic areas, and in particular drugs targeting rare disease indications. He also has extensive experience as a public company executive and board member in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.

What is the salary of Sandford Smith?

As the Independent Director of Cytokinetics Inc, the total compensation of Sandford Smith at Cytokinetics Inc is $199,654. There are 15 executives at Cytokinetics Inc getting paid more, with Robert Blum having the highest compensation of $3,475,980.