Executive Profile

Lester J. Kaplan Ph.D. Chief Strategy Officer, Acucela Inc.

Age	Total Calculated Compensation	This person is connected to 6 Board Members in 6 different organizations across 8 different industries. See Board Relationships
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Background

Dr. Lester J. Kaplan, Les, Ph.D. serves as the Chief Strategy Officer of Acucela Inc. Dr. Kaplan served as an Executive Vice President and President, Research and Development at Allergan Inc. from October 2003 to May 3, 2004. He serves at Maxus Technology Corporation. He joined Allergan Inc in 1983. Dr. Kaplan served as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Allergan Specialty Therapeutics Inc. from November 1997 to March 1998. He served as the Corporate Vice President ... and President, Research and Development and Global BOTOX(R) of Allergan from June 1998 to November 2003 and from July 1996 to May 1998 he served as a Corporate Vice President, Science and Technology at Allergan. From June 1992 to July 1996, Dr. Kaplan served as a Corporate Vice President, Research and Development of Allergan. He served as a Senior Vice President, Pharmaceutical Research and Development of Allergan from 1991 to 1992 and as a Senior Vice President, Research and Development of Allergan from 1989 to 1991. He serves as the Chairman of the Board of Aciex, Inc. He serves as the Chairman of the board of Altheos, Inc. He serves as an Executive Chairman of Aciex Therapeutics Inc. Dr. Kaplan is an Advisory Board Member to Healthcare Ventures and a Member of the Scientific Advisory Board at Bay City Capital LLC. Dr. Kaplan has been a Director of ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. since November 1997. He also serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Keck Graduate Institute and the National Neurovision Research Institute. He also serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Performing Arts Center. He served as a Director of Acucela Inc. Dr. Kaplan served as a Director of Allergan from 1994 to April 2004. He served as a Member of the Board's Science and Technology Committee. Dr. Kaplan served as a Director of Allergan Specialty Therapeutics Inc. since its formation in November 1997 and Medinox, Inc., Oculex Pharmaceuticals, and Bardeen Sciences Company, LLC. Dr. Kaplan received his M.S. and Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from the University of California, Los Angeles.

Corporate Headquarters 1301 Second Avenue Seattle, Washington 98101-3805 United States Phone: 206-805-8300 Fax: 206-805-8301 Board Members Memberships Director Medinox, Inc. Chief Strategy Officer Acucela Inc. Executive Chairman Aciex Therapeutics Inc. Chairman Altheos, Inc. 1994-2004 Former Executive Vice President and President of Research & Development, Director Allergan Inc. 1997-Present Director Allergan Specialty Therapeutics, Inc. 1997-Present Independent Director, Chairman of Compensation Committee and Member of Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Education MS University of California-Los Angeles PhD University of California-Los Angeles Other Affiliations Bay City Capital LLC Allergan Inc. Maxus Technology Corporation Allergan Specialty Therapeutics, Inc. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. Medinox, Inc. University of California-Los Angeles Aciex Therapeutics Inc. Altheos, Inc.

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