Eric Bittelman, CPA, joined OrbiMed in 2000 as the Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Bittelman previously worked at Ernst Young from 1992 to 2000, where he was responsible for performing attestation, tax and business advisory services to some of the largest hedge fund and asset management firms worldwide. Prior to employment at Ernst & Young, he worked for Manufacturers Hanover Trust Company and Chemical Bank in their controller divisions. Mr. Bittelman received his B.A. from S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook and his M.B.A. from Baruch College.

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Donald Bennett, CPA, joined OrbiMed in 2003 as the Controller. Mr. Bennett previously worked at Joel E. Sammet & Co., where he provided extensive audit and tax services for a broad base of clients in the investment advisory and insurance industries. Prior to employment at Joel E. Sammet & Co., he worked for E.F. Hutton. Mr. Bennett received his B.A. from St. Johns University.

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Kerrie Swingle, joined OrbiMed in 2006 as Director of Investor Services. She has previous investor relations experience from HSBC, Seligman and Alliance Capital. Mrs. Swingle has a B.A. in Biology from Drew University.

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Mohammad Ayach, joined OrbiMed in 2007 as Information Technology Officer. Mr. Ayach was previously a Manager of Implementation Services at Charles River Development. Prior to employment at Charles River Development, he served as Chief Software Architect at MasterCard International's Global Technology Services division while concurrently attending the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis. Prior to MasterCard, Mohammad has held senior financial technology appointments at Scottrade Financial Services, GlobeOp Financial Services, and NYFIX. Mr. Ayach completed a B.S. in Mathematics at Stony Brook University.

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Daniel Rhee, joined OrbiMed in 2007 as the Technology Officer to manage and spearhead the alignment of technology with OrbiMed's business strategy. Mr. Rhee previously worked at Gravitas Technology, Inc., a technology outsourcing provider to the financial services industry, where he headed the management of operations in Support Services. Prior to Gravitas Technology, he was a Technology/CSA Manager at Richard Fleischman & Associates, Inc., a premier technology integrator servicing over 100+ hedge fund/private equity clients in the metropolitan New York City area. Mr. Rhee received his B.S. magna cum laude in Information Technology and A.A in Business Administration from American Intercontinental University, while also serving on active duty in the United States Navy, and is a veteran of the second Gulf War (Operation Enduring Freedom/Iraqi Freedom).

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