Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> October 13, 1997

John J. Lindjord – Atlantic Pharmaceuticals Inc (atlc)

JON D. LINDJORD assumed the position of Chief Executive Officer and President effective August 1, 1995 and was elected a Director of Atlantic effective December 5, 1995. From 1988 to 1994, Mr. Lindjord worked for G.D. Searle in a variety of positions including Vice President-Corporate Marketing, Vice President-Interna-tional Marketing Operations, and most recently as Managing Director-Eastern Europe and Russia. During the period from 1985 to 1988, Mr. Lindjord successfully instituted a new department at Pfizer Pharmaceuticals with the role of optimizing two-way communications between the marketing, licensing and business units at the New York City headquarters and the research and development division in Groton, Connecticut. During 1984 to 1985, Mr. Lindjord served as Director of Business Development-Medicinal Products at Bristol-Myers International Group. During the period 1977 to 1984, Mr. Lindjord worked in a variety of sales, marketing research and marketing positions for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals and Pfizer International. From 1970 to 1977, Mr. Lindjord served as an officer in the U.S. Army, Field Artillery, in a variety of command and staff positions. Mr. Lindjord currently serves as a director of Globalvest Management Company. Mr. Lindjord received his A.B. from Princeton University in 1970 and his M.B.A. from the Darden School at the University of Virginia in 1972. Profile
TWST: First of all, will you give us a brief business profile, a sketch

of Atlantic Pharmaceuticals, for the readers?

Mr. Lindjord: Atlantic Pharmaceuticals is a company focusing on