Paul G. Howes brings over 25 years of commercial strategy, product development and sales and marketing experience with a significant focus in the field of ophthalmology. He currently serves as a board member of ThromboGenics and as the President and Chairman of its U.S. subsidiary, ThromboGenics, Inc. He is also on the board of Inotek Pharmaceuticals, a NASDAQ-listed biotech company in ophthalmic drug development, where he served as CEO from 2008-2013. Prior to joining Inotek, Mr. Howes was President of the Americas Region for Bausch & Lomb with leadership responsibility for the United States, Canada, Latin America and South America across Bausch & Lomb's Vision Care, Surgical and Pharmaceuticals business segments. During that time, he led a major expansion of the U.S. pharmaceutical business and a highly successful turn-around of the U.S. cataract surgical business.  Prior to joining Bausch & Lomb in 2003, Mr. Howes spent the previous 16 years in various senior management roles at Merck & Co. Inc. This experience included roles as Executive Director of Hospital Marketing, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Specialty Products, President and CEO of the DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical company and President of Merck Frosst Canada, Inc. Prior to Merck, Mr. Howes spent 11 years at Price Waterhouse Canada. Mr. Howes is a graduate of Harvard College and earned his MBA from York University in Toronto, Canada. He also serves as board member of Prevent Blindness, as a Trustee of BioNJ and as a board member of Kish Bancorp.

 Paul G. Howes brings over 25 years of commercial strategy, product development and sales and marketing experience with a significant focus in the field of ophthalmology.