MNKD 2018 Proxy Statement

joining us in 2003, he held a variety of technical and management positions with increased responsibility at Schering-Plough Corp. Mr. Kocinsky holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a master’s degree in Biomedical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology and a master’s degree in business administration from Seton Hall University. Patrick McCauley has been our Chief Commercial Officer since July 2017. Prior to joining us, Mr. McCauley was at Astellas Pharma in a series of senior sales and compliance leadership roles from 2005 through 2017. Prior to Astellas, Mr. McCauley was a member of the U.S. commercialization team and held a sales leadership role with Yamanouchi Pharma before the merger of Yamanouchi and Fujisawa Pharma to create Astellas in 2005. Before Astellas/Yamanouchi, Mr. McCauley spent thirteen years with DuPont Pharmaceuticals and one year with Bristol-Myers Squibb which acquired DuPont Pharmaceuticals in 2001. He received a MBA degree from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, a JD from the South Texas College of Law, and a BA in Economics from the University of Notre Dame. David B. Thomson, Ph.D., J.D. has been our General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since January 2002. Prior to joining us, he practiced corporate/commercial and securities law at a major Toronto law firm. Earlier in his career, Mr. Thomson was a post-doctoral fellow at the Rockefeller University. Mr. Thomson obtained his bachelor’s degree, master’s degree and Ph.D. from Queens University and obtained his J.D. from the University of Toronto. Stuart A. Tross, Ph.D. has been our Chief People and Workplace Officer since December 2016, with responsibilities for human resources, information technology, corporate communications and west coast facilities. From 2006 to 2016 he served in various roles of increasing responsibility at Amgen, Inc., most recently as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer responsible for human resources and security on a global basis. From 1998 to 2006 he served in a series of leadership roles at Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, most recently as Vice President and Global Head of Human Resources for Mead Johnson Company. Mr. Tross received a B.S. degree from Cornell University and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial-Organizational Psychology from the Georgia Institute of Technology. Rosabel R. Alinaya has been our Senior Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasury since July 2017. Ms. Alinaya also served as Principal Accounting Officer from January 2016 to July 2017 with responsibility for finance, accounting, tax, treasury, investor relations and risk management. Previously, she was our Vice President, Finance since March 2011 after serving as our Corporate Controller since June 2003. Ms. Alinaya began her career at Deloitte & Touche LLP, graduating from California State University, Northridge and is a Certified Public Accountant. She is also a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and a member of the California Society of Certified Public Accountants. Courtney Barton has been our Vice President, Chief Compliance and Privacy Officer since March 2017. Ms. Barton began her compliance and ethics career at Winn-Dixie Stores, Incorporated before transitioning to roles in the pharmaceutical and medical device sector with Bausch + Lomb, Allergan, KYTHERA (Allergan) and Anacor (Pfizer). She has also held positions with Merrill Lynch and Janus, including an international appointment. A graduate of Syracuse University, Ms. Barton holds Bachelor’s degrees in Political Science and International Relations and is a Certified Compliance and Ethics Professional (CCEP) and Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP US/E). Executive officers serve at the discretion of our Board of Directors. There are no family relationships between any of our directors and executive officers. 43