Raymond T. Keane, Esq. has served as our Senior Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer since January 2009 and was previously our Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer since May, 2008. Prior to joining ARIAD, Mr. Keane spent 20 years with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (BMS), most recently as Senior Counsel, Worldwide Medicines and previously as lead counsel to various therapeutic divisions. While at BMS, he had primary legal responsibility for the commercialization and launch of seven BMS products. Before joining BMS in 1988, Mr. Keane was an associate with the law firms of Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker from 1987 to 1988 and Martin, Clearwater and Bell from 1984 to 1987. He received his J.D. degree from Fordham University School of Law and his B.A. degree in Economics from Fordham University.