Al Altomari, Chairman of the Board

Al Altomari has more than 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with more than 18 of those years focused on the development and marketing of specialty pharmaceutical products.

Appointed Chief Executive Officer of Barrier Therapeutics in April 2008 and a member of the Company’s Board of Directors in January 2008; Al Altomari recently completed the successful sale of Barrier Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: BTRX) to Stiefel Laboratories for a 73% premium. Al was appointed Chief Commercial Officer of Barrier in August 2003 and later served as Barrier’s Chief Operating Officer as of February 2006. During his tenure at Barrier, Al spearheaded the development of Barrier’s commercial infrastructure, commercialization of Barrier’s product portfolio, as well as management of all worldwide business development initiatives.

Prior to joining Barrier, Al served in numerous executive roles in general management, business development, finance and product launch preparation within Johnson & Johnson from 1982 to 2003. He completed his tenure with Johnson & Johnson as General Manager of the Ortho Neutrogena, where he successfully led the integration of Ortho Dermatological and Neutrogena Professional. Al also served as Vice President of Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical’s Women’s Health Care Franchise where he introduced several life cycle and new product development initiatives, including the launch of ORTHO EVRA, the contraceptive patch.

Al currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Auxilium Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: AUXL) and Agile Therapeutics, Inc, a privately held women’s health company. In July 2007, Al was recognized by PharmaVoice Magazine as one of the Top 100 Most Inspirational and Influential Leaders in the Life Sciences Industry. He received a Masters in Business Administration from Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He completed his undergraduate studies at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, earning a Bachelors of Science degree with a dual major in finance and accounting. Al currently serves on the Le Bow College (Drexel’s Business School) advisory board.