AVTAR DHILLON, M.D. - Corporate Board Profile

INOVIO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2006-03-30	Avtar Dhillon, M.D. joined Inovio as the President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director, in October 2001. ... Dr. Dhillon does not receive directors fees. ... Dr. Dhillon's base salary during 2005 was $312,000, in addition he received a bonus of $135,000 and was granted 150,000 options during 2005.
2007-04-03	Avtar Dhillon, M.D. joined Inovio as the President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director, in October 2001. Prior to joining Inovio, Dr. Dhillon was engaged by MDS Capital Corp. as a consultant in July 1998, and subsequently became Investment Manager in August 1999 and Vice President in 2000. MDS Capital Corp. is one of North America 27s leading healthcare venture capital organizations. In July 1989, Dr. Dhillon started a medical clinic and subsequently practiced family medicine for over 12 years. From March 1997 to July 1998, Dr. Dhillon served as consultant to Cardiome Pharmaceuticals., a biotechnology company listed on NASDAQ National Market and the Toronto Stock Exchange. Dr. Dhillon has a Bachelor of Science, honors degree in physiology and M.D. degree from the University of British Columbia.
2008-04-01	Avtar Dhillon, M.D. joined Inovio as the President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director, in October 2001. Prior to joining Inovio, Dr. Dhillon was engaged by MDS Capital Corp. (now Lumira Capital Corp.) as a consultant in July 1998, and subsequently became Investment Manager in August 1999 and Vice President in 2000. MDS Capital Corp. is one of North America's leading healthcare venture capital organizations. In July 1989, Dr. Dhillon started a medical clinic and subsequently practiced family medicine for over 12 years. From March 1997 to July 1998, Dr. Dhillon served as consultant to Cardiome Pharmaceuticals., a biotechnology company listed on NASDAQ National Market and the Toronto Stock Exchange. Dr. Dhillon has a Bachelor of Science, honors degree in physiology and M.D. degree from the University of British Columbia. Dr. Dhillon is also a director of Protox Therapeutics, a publicly traded specialty pharmaceutical company and Auricle Biomedical, a capital pool company.
2009-07-10	Avtar Dhillon, M.D. joined Inovio as its President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director, in October 2001, and has served as Inovio's Chairman and President since June 1, 2009.
2010-04-12	Avtar Dhillon, M.D. joined Inovio as its President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director, in October 2001, served as Inovio's Chairman and President from June 1, 2009 to October 6, 2009, and has served as Executive Chairman since that date. Dr. Dhillon brings to our Board his prior experience in senior management positions at Inovio and with Inovio's products and assets, extensive public company governance and capital markets experience, and significant industry expertise and contacts.
2011-04-12	Avtar Dhillon, M.D. joined us as our President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director, in October 2001, served as our Chairman and President from June 1, 2009 to October 6, 2009, and has served as Executive Chairman since that date.
2012-04-06	Avtar Dhillon, M.D. joined us as our President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director, in October 2001, served as our Chairman and President from June 1, 2009 to October 6, 2009, and served as Executive Chairman until August 1, 2011. Effective August 1, 2011, Dr. Dhillon became our Non-Executive Chairman, transitioning from Executive Chairman. Dr. Dhillon brings to our Board his prior experience in senior management positions with us and with our products and assets, extensive public company governance and capital markets experience and significant industry expertise and contacts. Prior to joining us, Dr. Dhillon was engaged by MDS Capital Corp. (now Lumira Capital Corp.), one of North America’s leading healthcare venture capital organizations, as a consultant in July 1998, and subsequently became Investment Manager in August 1999 and Vice President in 2000. In July 1989, Dr. Dhillon started a medical clinic and subsequently practiced family medicine for over 12 years. From March 1997 to July 1998, Dr. Dhillon served as consultant to Cardiome Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company listed on NASDAQ National Market and the Toronto Stock Exchange. Dr. Dhillon has a Bachelor of Science, honors degree in physiology and M.D. degree from the University of British Columbia. Dr. Dhillon is also the Chairman of Stevia First Corporation, a publicly traded early stage agri-bio business, and a director of Auricle Biomedical, a capital pool company. Dr. Dhillon has also served since March 2011 as the Non-Executive Chairman of OncoSec Medical, Inc. Director Compensation Table: Dr. Avtar Dhillon(2) Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 19,500 Option Awards ($)(1): — Total ($): 19,500 Represents the pro rata amount of the annual fees Dr. Dhillon earned as the Non-Executive Chairman of the Board from August 1, 2011 to December 31, 2011.
2013-03-29	Avtar Dhillon, M.D. joined us as our President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director, in October 2001, served as our Chairman and President from June 1, 2009 to October 6, 2009, and served as Executive Chairman until August 1, 2011. Effective August 1, 2011, Dr. Dhillon became our Non-Executive Chairman, transitioning from Executive Chairman. Dr. Dhillon brings to our Board his prior experience in senior management positions with us and with our products and assets, extensive public company governance and capital markets experience and significant industry expertise and contacts. Prior to joining us, Dr. Dhillon was engaged by MDS Capital Corp. (now Lumira Capital Corp.), one of North America’s leading healthcare venture capital organizations, as a consultant in July 1998, and subsequently became Investment Manager in August 1999 and Vice President in 2000. In July 1989, Dr. Dhillon started a medical clinic and subsequently practiced family medicine for over 12 years. From March 1997 to July 1998, Dr. Dhillon served as consultant to Cardiome Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company listed on the NASDAQ Capital Markets. Dr. Dhillon has a Bachelor of Science, honors degree in physiology and M.D. degree from the University of British Columbia. Dr. Dhillon is also the Chairman of Stevia First Corporation, a publicly traded early stage agri-bio business. Dr. Dhillon has also served since March 2011 as the Non-Executive Chairman of OncoSec Medical, Inc. Compensation Table: Dr. Avtar Dhillon FeesEarned or Paid in Cash ($): 49,250 OptionAwards($): 17,711 Total($): 66,961
2014-04-07	Avtar Dhillon, M.D. joined us as our President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director, in October 2001, served as our Chairman and President from June 1, 2009 to October 6, 2009, and served as Executive Chairman until August 1, 2011. Effective August 1, 2011, Dr. Dhillon became our Non-Executive Chairman, transitioning from Executive Chairman. Dr. Dhillon brings to our Board his prior experience in senior management positions with us and with our products and assets, extensive public company governance and capital markets experience and significant industry expertise and contacts. Prior to joining us, Dr. Dhillon was engaged by MDS Capital Corp. (now Lumira Capital Corp.), one of North America’s leading healthcare venture capital organizations, as a consultant in July 1998, and subsequently became Investment Manager in August 1999 and Vice President in 2000. In July 1989, Dr. Dhillon started a medical clinic and subsequently practiced family medicine for over 12 years. From March 1997 to July 1998, Dr. Dhillon served as consultant to Cardiome Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company listed on the NASDAQ Capital Markets. Dr. Dhillon has a Bachelor of Science, honors degree in physiology and M.D. degree from the University of British Columbia. Dr. Dhillon is also the Chairman of Stevia First Corporation, a publicly traded early stage agri-bio business. Dr. Dhillon has also served since March 2011 as the Non-Executive Chairman of OncoSec Medical, Inc. Compensation Table: Dr. Avtar Dhillon Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 72,000 Option Awards ($) 19,433 Total ($) 91,433
2015-03-20	Avtar Dhillon, M.D. joined us as our President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director, in October 2001, served as our Chairman and President from June 1, 2009 to October 6, 2009, and served as Executive Chairman until August 1, 2011. Effective August 1, 2011, Dr. Dhillon became our Non-Executive Chairman, transitioning from Executive Chairman. ... The members of the Finance Committee are currently Joseph Kim, Avtar Dhillon and Morton Collins. ... Director Compensation Table ... Dr. Avtar Dhillon(2) Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 68,000 Option Awards ($)(1) 69,835 Total ($) 137,835
2016-03-25	Avtar Dhillon, M.D. joined us as our President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director, in October 2001, served as our Chairman and President from June 1, 2009 to October 6, 2009, and served as Executive Chairman until August 1, 2011. Effective August 1, 2011, Dr. Dhillon became our Non-Executive Chairman, transitioning from Executive Chairman. The members of the Audit Committee currently are Simon Benito (Chair), Morton Collins, Angel Cabrera and Avtar Dhillon. Each member of the Audit Committee is independent under the NASDAQ listing standards. The Board has determined that Mr. Benito is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined under SEC regulations. The members of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee currently are Angel Cabrera (Chair), Avtar Dhillon, Adel Mahmound and Nancy Wysenski. Each member of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee is independent under the NASDAQ listing standards. The members of the Finance Committee are currently Avtar Dhillon (Chair), Joseph Kim, Simon Benito and Morton Collins. Non-Employee Director Compensation Program: The annual payment to non-employee directors will be $45,000 and to the non-employee chairman of the Board will be $70,000. Additionally, the chairperson of each of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee will each receive $20,000, $15,000 and $10,000 annually, respectively, and members of the Audit Committee, the Compensation Committee, the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee and the Finance Committee (not including chairpersons) will receive $10,000, $7,000, $5,000 and $5,000 annually, respectively. Dr. Dhillon received total compensation of $151,140 in 2015.
2017-03-29	Avtar Dhillon, M.D. joined us as our President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director, in October 2001, served as our Chairman and President from June 1, 2009 to October 6, 2009, and served as Executive Chairman until August 1, 2011. Effective August 1, 2011, Dr. Dhillon became our Non-Executive Chairman, transitioning from Executive Chairman. The members of the Audit Committee currently are Simon Benito (Chair), Morton Collins, Angel Cabrera and Avtar Dhillon. The members of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee currently are Angel Cabrera (Chair), Avtar Dhillon, Adel Mahmound and Nancy Wysenski. The members of the Finance Committee are currently Avtar Dhillon (Chair), Joseph Kim, Simon Benito and Morton Collins. The following table sets forth certain information with respect to non-employee director compensation during 2016. Dr. Avtar Dhillon (3) Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 90,000, Stock Awards ($): 93,300, Option Awards ($): 57,512, Total ($): 240,812.
2018-03-28	Avtar Dhillon, M.D. joined us as our President and Chief Executive Officer, and as a director, in October 2001, served as our Chairman and President from June 1, 2009 to October 6, 2009, and served as Executive Chairman until August 1, 2011. Effective August 1, 2011, Dr. Dhillon became our Non-Executive Chairman, transitioning from Executive Chairman. Dr. Dhillon qualifies to serve on our Board as he brings to our Board his prior experience in senior management positions with us and with our products and assets, extensive public company governance, financing and capital markets experience and significant industry expertise and contacts. Prior to joining us, Dr. Dhillon was engaged by MDS Capital Corp. (subsequently Lumira Capital Corp.), one of North America’s leading healthcare venture capital organizations, as a consultant in July 1998, and subsequently became Investment Manager in August 1999 and Vice President in 2000. In July 1989, Dr. Dhillon started a medical clinic and subsequently practiced family medicine for over 12 years. From March 1997 to July 1998, Dr. Dhillon served as consultant to multiple biotech companies, including Cardiome Pharmaceuticals, a Nasdaq-listed biotechnology company. Dr. Dhillon has a Bachelor of Science, honors degree in physiology and an M.D. from the University of British Columbia. Dr. Dhillon is also the Non-Executive Chairman of Oncosec Medical, Inc., Arch Therapeutics Inc., Stevia First Corp., and Emerald Health Therapeutics, Inc. The members of the Audit Committee currently are Simon Benito (Chair), George Bickerstaff, Morton Collins and Avtar Dhillon. Each member of the Audit Committee is independent under the Nasdaq listing standards. The Board has determined that Mr. Benito is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined under SEC regulations. The members of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee currently are Angel Cabrera (Chair), Simon Benito, Avtar Dhillon and Adel Mahmoud. Each member of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee is independent under the Nasdaq listing standards. The members of the Finance Committee are currently Avtar Dhillon (Chair), Joseph Kim, Simon Benito, George Bickerstaff and Morton Collins. The following table sets forth certain information with respect to non-employee director compensation during 2017. Dr. Avtar Dhillon (3) Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($): 95,000, Stock Awards ($): 54,757, Option Awards ($): 58,247, Total ($): 208,004.