Management appointments at Peplin
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Executive Summary
Peplinhas named Tom Wiggans chief executive officer. He is currently chairman of Peplin's board of directors and will also continue in that role. Before joining the company, Mr Wiggans served as chairman of the board and CEO of Connetics; he left this role in December 2006 when Connetics was acquired by Stiefel Laboratories. In addition, Peplin has appointed Dr Eugene Bauer president and chief medical officer. Dr Bauer was most recently CEO of Neosil, which has entered into a merger agreement with Peplin.