Lexicon Pharmaceuticals CEO and leadership

Lonnel Coats is a Board Member at BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORP; Board Member at LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; and President/COO at Eisai Corp of North America and is based in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. He has worked as VP:Pharmaceuticals Bus at Eisai, Regional Director:Sales at Eisai, and President/CEO at Eisai. Lonnel works or has worked as Sales Representative at Janssen Pharmaceuticals, TRUSTEE at Univ of Sciences in Philadelphia, and VICE CHAIRMAN at Natl Pharmaceutical Council. He studied at Oakland University.

Mr. Wade has been our executive vice president and chief financial officer since May 2010. He previously served as our executive vice president and general counsel from February 2000 to May 2010 and was our senior vice president and chief financial officer from January 1999 to February 2000. During his tenure with Lexicon, he has played an instrumental role in designing and negotiating corporate finance and securities transactions including the company’s initial public offering in April 2000 and private equity financing with Invus, L.P. in August 2007; the acquisition of Coelacanth Corporation that established the basis for our small molecule drug discovery efforts; and collaborations and licenses. Before joining Lexicon, Mr. Wade was a partner with the law firm of Andrews & Kurth L.L.P., where he represented companies in the biotechnology, information technology and energy industries, as well as venture capital and investment banking firms. Mr. Wade is a member of the board of directors of the Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute. He received his B.A. and J.D. from The University of Texas.

Lonnel Coats is a Board Member at BLUEPRINT MEDICINES CORP; Board Member at LEXICON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.; and President/COO at Eisai Corp of North America and is based in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. He has worked as VP:Pharmaceuticals Bus at Eisai, Regional Director:Sales at Eisai, and President/CEO at Eisai. Lonnel works or has worked as Sales Representative at Janssen Pharmaceuticals, TRUSTEE at Univ of Sciences in Philadelphia, and VICE CHAIRMAN at Natl Pharmaceutical Council. He studied at Oakland University.