DONALD G. PAYAN, M.D. - Corporate Board Profile

RIGEL PHARMACEUTICALS INC

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2006-04-25	Donald G. Payan, M.D., age 57, one of our co-founders, has been a member of our Board of Directors since July 1996 and has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer since January 1997. ... Dr. Payan holds a B.S. and an M.D. from Stanford University.
2008-04-08	Donald G. Payan, M.D., age 59, one of our co-founders, has been a member of our Board since July 1996 and has served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer since January 1997. In February 2008, Dr. Payan became our Executive Vice President, President of Discovery and Research. ... Consistent with these considerations, after review of all relevant transactions and relationships between each director, or any of his family members, and Rigel, our senior management and our independent registered public accounting firm, the Board has affirmatively determined that all of our current directors are independent directors within the meaning of the applicable Nasdaq listing standards, except for James M. Gower, our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, and Donald G. Payan, our Executive Vice President, President of Discovery and Research, who are not independent directors by virtue of their employment with the Company.
2009-04-15	Donald G. Payan, M.D., age 60, one of our co-founders, has been a member of our Board since July 1996 and served as our Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer since January 1997. In February 2008, Dr. Payan became our Executive Vice President, President of Discovery and Research. ... Consistent with these considerations, after review of all relevant identified transactions and relationships between each director, or any of his family members, and Rigel, our senior management and our independent registered public accounting firm, the Board has affirmatively determined that all of our current directors are independent directors within the meaning of the applicable Nasdaq listing standards, except for James M. Gower, our Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, and Donald G. Payan, our Executive Vice President, President of Discovery and Research, who are not independent directors by virtue of their employment with the Company.
2011-04-04	Donald G. Payan, M.D., one of our co-founders, has been a member of our Board since July 1996 and has served as Executive Vice President and President of Discovery and Research since January 1997. ... The Board concluded that Dr. Payan continues to be a valuable member of the Board in part due to the fact that he brings historic knowledge and continuity to the Board as one of our co-founders, as well as extensive research experience and demonstrated ability to grow new research programs.
2012-04-12	Donald G. Payan, M.D., age 63, one of our co-founders, has been a member of our Board since July 1996. In February 2008, Dr. Payan became our Executive Vice President, President of Discovery and Research. ... For services provided in 2011, each non-employee director of Rigel received a yearly retainer of $30,000, ... In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, the total cash compensation earned by non-employee directors was $375,750. ... The following table shows the compensation of all non-employee directors of the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011: ... Donald G. Payan, M.D. ... Total $1,163,014.
2015-03-30	Donald G. Payan, M.D., age 66, one of our co-founders, has been a member of our Board since July 1996. ... The Board concluded that Dr. Payan should continue to serve as a member of the Board in part due to the fact that he brings historic knowledge and continuity to the Board as one of our co-founders, as well as extensive research experience and demonstrated ability to grow new research programs. ...
2016-03-28	Donald G. Payan, M.D., age 67, one of our co-founders, has been a member of our Board since July 1996. ... Dr. Payan became our Executive Vice President, President of Discovery and Research. ... He is not an independent director by virtue of his employment with the Company.