Mr. Sachs joined our board in 1998 and is the board’s lead independent director. Mr. Sachs is a General Partner at Charles River Ventures, a venture capital firm he joined in 1999. From 1998 to 1999, he served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of Ascend Communications, Inc. From 1997 until 1998, Mr. Sachs served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Stratus Computer, Inc. From 1995 to 1997, he served as Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Internet Telecom Business Group at Bay Networks, Inc. From 1993 to 1995, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Xylogics, Inc. Mr. Sachs holds a B.S.E.E. in electrical engineering from Bucknell University, an M.E.E. in electrical engineering from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from Northeastern University.
Personal Details
Title: Mr
Surname: Sachs
DoB: 01/01/1960
Age: 66 years
M/F: Male
Nationality: American
Country of Birth: United States of America
Language: English
Qualification: BSEE, MEE, MBA
Industry:
Qualifications & Experience
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Delinquent director?:
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Other directorships (state)
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Company
Committee
Position
Date Appointed
Board
Other Official
01/01/1999
Working history
Committee/s
Company
Committee
Role
Appointment Date
Resignation Date
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Board
Member
01/01/1998
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Nominations & Governance
Member
01/01/1998
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Other (specify)
Chairperson
01/01/1998
Independence Questions
Any family members working for the company?:
Are you doing business with the company?:
Do you hold shares in the company for more than 0.10%? (directly or by representation):
Is your Director annual fee more than 5% of your total income from all sources?:
Are you more than 10 years as a director?:
Are you an executive chairperson?:
InsidEntity has assumed that responses to the Independent Questions are NO as the company has not populated the information. The result will present the Director as Independent.