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Two Ligand Pharmaceuticals Board Members Recognized as 2019 Most Influential Corporate Directors by WomenInc. Magazine
SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) today announced that two members of its Board of Directors, Nancy Gray and
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[{"type":"text","content":" SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nLigand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) today announced that two members of its Board of Directors, Nancy Gray and Sarah Boyce, have been named to WomenInc. magazine’s 2019 Most Influential Corporate Directors list.\n\n\n“On behalf of the Ligand board of directors and the entire Ligand team, we congratulate Nancy and Sarah on this well-deserved recognition,” said John Kozarich, Chairman of Ligand. “We commend them both for their extraordinary leadership and contributions to the business community, and are especially grateful for their continued board impact in making Ligand one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies with economic rights to some of the world’s most important medicines.”\n\n\nDr. Gray has served as a member of Ligand’s board of directors since 2017. She is President and Chief Executive Officer of Gordon Research Conference, a non-profit organization dedicated to building communities that advance the frontiers of science by organizing international conferences and seminars in the biological, chemical and physical sciences. Previously, Dr. Gray held various leadership positions at the American Chemical Society. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a member of the American Chemical Society.\n\n\nMs. Boyce was appointed to Ligand’s board of directors in October 2019. She is President and Chief Executive Officer of Avidity Biosciences, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company pioneering the use of antibody-oligonucleotide conjugates to treat rare muscle disorders and other serious diseases. Previously, Ms. Boyce served as a Director and President of Akcea Therapeutics, a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company focused on serious and rare diseases. Earlier in her career, she worked for Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Forest Labs, Alexion and Novartis.\n\n\n“It is essential that the achievements and success of professional women are showcased in the highest regard and their stories are told in meaningful ways. WomenInc. is proud to recognize this distinguished group of women serving on public boards,” said Catrina Young, Executive Vice President and Chief Communications Officer of WomenInc. “We are inspired by these accomplished executives, their distinguished careers and the corporatio...