Thomas King biography
Thomas Braxton King serves as Independent Director of the Company. He has served as a director of the Company since May 24, 2017. Mr. King served as the interim Chief Executive Officer of the Company from December 31, 2017 to April 30, 2018 and as interim President of the Company from April 30, 2018 to May 30, 2018. He has served as an independent biotechnology consultant and advisor since August 2016. Previously, Mr. King served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded pharmaceutical company, from June 2003 to August 2016. From October 2015 to August 2016, Mr. King also served as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. From September 2002 to April 2003, Mr. King served as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors of Cognetix, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical development stage company. From January 1994 to February 2001, Mr. King held various senior executive positions at Anesta Corporation, a publicly traded pharmaceutical company, including President and Chief Operating Officer from January 1995 to January 1997 and President and Chief Executive Officer from January 1997 to October 2000, and was a member of the board of directors from January 1995 until it was acquired by Cephalon, Inc., a publicly traded biopharmaceutical company. Mr. King currently serves on the board of directors of Concentric Analgesics, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company, and Satsuma Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a publicly traded biotechnology company. Mr. King also serves as an Advisory Board Member of the University of Colorado BioFrontiers Institute. Mr. King received a B.A. in chemistry from McPherson College and an M.B.A. from the University of Kansas Graduate School of Business.
What is the salary of Thomas King?
As the Independent Director of VIVUS, the total compensation of Thomas King at VIVUS is $483,378. There are 4 executives at VIVUS getting paid more, with John Amos having the highest compensation of $873,894.
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How old is Thomas King?
Thomas King is 65, he's been the Independent Director of VIVUS since 2018. There are 3 older and 6 younger executives at VIVUS. The oldest executive at VIVUS, Inc. is Edward Kangas, 75, who is the Independent Director.
What's Thomas King's mailing address?
Thomas's mailing address filed with the SEC is 1751 RIVER RUN, SUITE 400, , FORT WORTH, TX, 76107.
Insiders trading at VIVUS
Over the last 21 years, insiders at VIVUS have traded over $6,261,269 worth of VIVUS stock and bought 5,180,746 units worth $13,074,554 . The most active insiders traders include Tide Capital, Llc North Tid..., Alexander J Denner, and Ernest Mario. On average, VIVUS executives and independent directors trade stock every 39 days with the average trade being worth of $35,394. The most recent stock trade was executed by John P. Amos on 1 March 2019, trading 11,000 units of VVUS stock currently worth $53,350.
What does VIVUS do?
VIVUS, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of novel therapeutic products. The firm's products are indicated for the treatment of obese and overweight patients, exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, and erectile dysfunction. Its products include PANCREAZE, Qsymia, and STENDRA/SPEDRA. The company was founded by Virgil A. Place in April 16, 1991 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.
What does VIVUS's logo look like?
VIVUS executives and stock owners
VIVUS executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include:
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John Amos,
Chief Executive Officer, Director -
John Slebir,
Senior Vice President - Business Development, General Counsel, Secretary -
Santosh Varghese,
Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer -
Mark Oki,
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer -
Thomas King,
Independent Director -
David Norton,
Independent Chairman of the Board -
Jill Frizzley,
Independent Director -
Herman Rosenman,
Independent Director -
Jorge Plutzky,
Independent Director -
Edward Kangas,
Independent Director -
Karen Ferrell,
Independent Director -
Allan Shaw,
Director -
Herm Rosenman,
Director -
Eric W Roberts,
Director -
Tide Capital, Llc North Tid...,
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Seth H. Z. Fischer,
Chief Executive Officer -
Mayu Sris,
Director -
Kenneth Suh,
President -
Wesley Day,
Vice President, Clinical -
Michael /Ny/ Miller,
Chief Commercial Officer -
Wang Changjin,
VP, Business Development -
Virgil A Place,
Chairman & CSO -
Graham Strachan,
Director -
Samuel F Colin,
Director -
Ernest Mario,
Director -
Anthony P. Zook,
Chief Executive Officer -
John W Dietrich,
Vice President, R & D -
Terry Nida,
VP, Worldwide Marketing/ -
Svai S Sanford,
Interim CFO -
Mario M Rosati,
Director -
Alexander J Denner,
Director -
Jon C Biro,
10% owner -
J Martin Carroll,
Director -
Robert N Wilson,
Director -
Alexander J Sarissa Capital...,
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M. Scott Oehrlein,
Chief Operations Officer -
Timothy E Morris,
VP, Finance and CFO -
Leland F Wilson,
President & CEO -
Linda M Dairiki Shortliffe,
Director -
Charles J Casamento,
Director -
Lee Perry,
Vice President & Chief -
Jacob Pieter Kastelein Joha...,
Director -
Michael J Astrue,
Director -
Mark B Logan,
Director -
Michael Patrick Miller,
SVP, Chief Commercial Officer -
Guy P Marsh,
VP, Operations & General Mgr. -
Neil Gesundheit,
VP, Chief Medical Officer -
Larry J Strauss,
Vice President, Finance & CFO -
James R Nickel,
Vice President, Clinical -
Peter Y Tam,
VP, Business Planning -
Carol Zoltowski,
Vice President, Regulatory -
Lori Forrest,
VP, Operations & General Mgr.