Amphastar Pharmaceuticals CEO and leadership

Mary Z. Luo, Ph.D. has served as Chief Operating Officer for Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Chairman of the Board of Directors since its inception in 1996. She has also served as a Chief Scientist since 2005 and Corporate Secretary from 1996 through April 2004. As co-founder of both Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and APCL, Dr. Luo has over 30 years of academic and practical experience in the field of chemistry. She provides scientific leadership through her research and activities in technology transfer, regulatory submission, intellectual property, clinical research, recruitment, and training. Dr. Luo is a professor emeritus of chemistry at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and is named as the inventor on several U.S. and foreign patents. She received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Princeton University and was a Post Doctoral Research Associate at the California Institute of Technology.

Jack Y. Zhang, Ph.D. has served as Amphastar Pharmaceutical’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors since its inception in 1996. He has also served as Amphastar’s Chief Science Officer since 2005 and as the President from 1996 until June 2013. Dr. Zhang has over 35 years of experience in chemistry, physics, management, and training including operations management of a chemical manufacturing facility with more than 2,000 employees to the start-up of an analytical laboratory serving defense cleanup. He is the co-founder of Applied Physics & Chemistry Laboratory (“APCL”), a full service, chemical analytical laboratory in Chino, California, where he held the position of President for 15 years. Dr. Zhang is named as the inventor on several U.S. and foreign patents and has authored numerous academic publications. He received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and was a Post Doctoral Research Associate at the California Institute of Technology.

Bill Peters is a Sr. Vice President and CFO at AMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. and is based in Rancho Cucamonga, California. He has worked as Manager, Corporate Financial Analysis and Pharmaceutical Economics at MERCK & CO., INC.; Financial Analyst at General Electric (GE); and Executive Vice President and CFO at HI TECH PHARMACAL CO INC. Bill attended The Wharton School between 1994 and 1996 and Bucknell University between 1985 and 1987.

Mary Z. Luo, Ph.D. has served as Chief Operating Officer for Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Chairman of the Board of Directors since its inception in 1996. She has also served as a Chief Scientist since 2005 and Corporate Secretary from 1996 through April 2004. As co-founder of both Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and APCL, Dr. Luo has over 30 years of academic and practical experience in the field of chemistry. She provides scientific leadership through her research and activities in technology transfer, regulatory submission, intellectual property, clinical research, recruitment, and training. Dr. Luo is a professor emeritus of chemistry at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and is named as the inventor on several U.S. and foreign patents. She received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Princeton University and was a Post Doctoral Research Associate at the California Institute of Technology.

Jack Y. Zhang, Ph.D. has served as Amphastar Pharmaceutical’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors since its inception in 1996. He has also served as Amphastar’s Chief Science Officer since 2005 and as the President from 1996 until June 2013. Dr. Zhang has over 35 years of experience in chemistry, physics, management, and training including operations management of a chemical manufacturing facility with more than 2,000 employees to the start-up of an analytical laboratory serving defense cleanup. He is the co-founder of Applied Physics & Chemistry Laboratory (“APCL”), a full service, chemical analytical laboratory in Chino, California, where he held the position of President for 15 years. Dr. Zhang is named as the inventor on several U.S. and foreign patents and has authored numerous academic publications. He received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and was a Post Doctoral Research Associate at the California Institute of Technology.

Mary Z. Luo, Ph.D. has served as Chief Operating Officer for Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Chairman of the Board of Directors since its inception in 1996. She has also served as a Chief Scientist since 2005 and Corporate Secretary from 1996 through April 2004. As co-founder of both Amphastar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and APCL, Dr. Luo has over 30 years of academic and practical experience in the field of chemistry. She provides scientific leadership through her research and activities in technology transfer, regulatory submission, intellectual property, clinical research, recruitment, and training. Dr. Luo is a professor emeritus of chemistry at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona and is named as the inventor on several U.S. and foreign patents. She received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Princeton University and was a Post Doctoral Research Associate at the California Institute of Technology.

Jack Y. Zhang, Ph.D. has served as Amphastar Pharmaceutical’s Chief Executive Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors since its inception in 1996. He has also served as Amphastar’s Chief Science Officer since 2005 and as the President from 1996 until June 2013. Dr. Zhang has over 35 years of experience in chemistry, physics, management, and training including operations management of a chemical manufacturing facility with more than 2,000 employees to the start-up of an analytical laboratory serving defense cleanup. He is the co-founder of Applied Physics & Chemistry Laboratory (“APCL”), a full service, chemical analytical laboratory in Chino, California, where he held the position of President for 15 years. Dr. Zhang is named as the inventor on several U.S. and foreign patents and has authored numerous academic publications. He received a Ph.D. in Chemistry from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and was a Post Doctoral Research Associate at the California Institute of Technology.

Bill Peters is a Sr. Vice President and CFO at AMPHASTAR PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. and is based in Rancho Cucamonga, California. He has worked as Manager, Corporate Financial Analysis and Pharmaceutical Economics at MERCK & CO., INC.; Financial Analyst at General Electric (GE); and Executive Vice President and CFO at HI TECH PHARMACAL CO INC. Bill attended The Wharton School between 1994 and 1996 and Bucknell University between 1985 and 1987.