The new guy has intellectual property and licensing experience but no biotech or M&A experience, so it's hard to say. Since the issue of patent rolloffs is a constant refrain, maybe he can bring more expertise in that arena and help negotiate better deals going forward.
SAN DIEGO, Dec. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: HALO) today announced that Mark Snyder has been appointed senior vice president, general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary, effective January 3, 2022. Mr. Snyder will succeed Masaru Matsuda, who is stepping down to pursue another opportunity.
Mr. Snyder brings almost thirty years of legal and business experience to Halozyme. Over his career he has led and played key roles in a broad range of intellectual property, licensing, regulatory, anti-trust and litigation matters. Most recently Mr. Snyder served as senior vice president, deputy general counsel, litigation for Qualcomm Incorporated, a large, public, multinational wireless technology company with more than 40,000 employees. In that role Mr. Snyder led litigation strategy for hundreds of cases worldwide, winning key licensing, antitrust, intellectual property and business-related cases. In addition, Mr. Snyder managed Qualcomm's antitrust, legal operations and intellectual property advocacy teams. Prior to working at Qualcomm, Mr. Snyder served in leadership roles at several companies leading legal teams that included overseeing IP strategy development and prosecution. Mr. Snyder received his J.D. from Boston College Law School and M.B.A from Boston College Carroll School of Management. He also holds a B.S. in chemical engineering from the University of Rochester.
"I am delighted to welcome Mark, an accomplished legal and business leader, to our leadership team," said Dr. Helen Torley, president and chief executive officer. "We look forward to Mark's contributions as we benefit from his deep expertise and insights, as we grow the company with the goal of delivering additional value to shareholders. On behalf of the Board, I want to thank Mas for his contributions to Halozyme and wish him all the best in his future endeavors."
"I am pleased to join the outstanding leadership team at Halozyme at such an exciting time in the growth of the company. I look forward to leading the legal team to support that growth," said Mark Snyder.
