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Inspire Names Joseph M. Spagnardi Senior Vice President, General Counsel and SecretaryInvestor Relations Pages
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Inspire Names Joseph M. Spagnardi Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
DURHAM, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 17, 2006--Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISPH) today announced that Joseph M. Spagnardi, currently serving as the company's Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, will be promoted to the executive officer position of Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, effective March 2, 2006.Mr. Spagnardi will be succeeding Barry G. Pea, Executive Vice President of Corporate Development, General Counsel and Secretary, who is resigning his position effective March 1, 2006 to pursue other personal interests.
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"Joe has been instrumental in advancing Inspire's business development efforts since joining the team.We are confident that with his legal and pharmaceutical expertise, Joe will be an integral part of our company's success.I look forward to working with Joe in this new capacity."
Prior to joining Inspire, Mr. Spagnardi spent ten years at GlaxoSmithKline (and its predecessor GlaxoWellcome), most recently as Assistant General Counsel for R&D Business Development Transactions, where he structured and negotiated strategic transactions relating to the development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products, development compounds and novel research technologies.Mr. Spagnardi began his career at the law firm of Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts (now Pillsbury Winthrop).Mr. Spagnardi received a J.D. with Honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law and a B.S. in Business Administration cum laude from the University of Delaware.