Dr. Went added, "Our Board of Directors welcomes George Rehm and David Mahoney, whose diverse expertise and perspectives will help drive Adamas' global development, partnering and US commercial planning strategies. We look forward to their contributions to our goal of developing and commercializing pharmaceutical products that improve health outcomes."

George M. Rehm is a Managing Partner of aeris CAPITAL AG in Switzerland and has over twenty five years experience as a lawyer and executive in international licensing, technology transfer, investment and privatization transactions, involving the US, Europe and Asia, prior to commencing his current career in private equity. Currently, he holds board seats in numerous portfolio companies. Mr. Rehm remains of counsel to the Munich, Heidelberg and Berlin law firm of Weitnauer Partners. He received his BSFS from Georgetown University, and a JD from the University of California, Hastings College of Law.

David L. Mahoney is a private equity investor and currently serves as a director of Symantec Corp. and Corcept Therapeutics. Mr. Mahoney served as co-CEO of McKesson HBOC, Inc. (now McKesson Corporation - NYSE: MCK) and as CEO of iMcKesson LLC from July 1999 to February 2001. He joined McKesson in 1990 as Vice President for Strategic Planning, and is credited with developing innovative business strategies to grow the PCS Health System subsidiary, leading to the sale of PCS to Eli Lilly & Co. Prior to joining McKesson, Mr. Mahoney was a principal with McKinsey & Company from 1981 to 1990. Mr. Mahoney is an honors graduate from Harvard Business School and Princeton University.

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