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Management Team

Graeme McRae
President & Chief Executive Officer

Cindy Benning
Senior Vice-President, Operations, Quality & Regulatory Affairs

Debi Butler
Vice-President and Corporate Controller

Monique Champagne
Vice-President, Clinical Research

Rick Culbert
President, One Health

Mohamed Elrafih
Vice-President, Manufacturing Operations

Brian Ford
Chief Financial Officer

Andrew Grant
President, Bioniche Animal Health (global)

Mairi Phillips
Vice-President, Legal Services & Corporate Secretary

Michael Rubin
Vice-President, Business Development

Jennifer Shea
Vice-President, Communications, Investor & Government Relations

Senior Management Biographies

GRAEME MCRAE
President & CEO, Bioniche Life Sciences Inc.

Founder of both Vetrepharm Animal Health and Bioniche Inc., (the predecessor companies to Bioniche Life Sciences Inc.)

  • Born in Australia, Mr. McRae has had a lengthy and diversified career in the pharmaceutical industry, in Australia and Canada.
  • In 1971, Mr. McRae joined Pfizer Animal Health in Australia and held various sales and managerial positions. He was transferred to Canada in 1975.
  • In 1979, Mr. McRae founded Vetrepharm Animal Health to focus on research and development in animal health, with a keen desire to develop non-antibiotic solutions for animal health problems.
  • Bioniche Inc. was founded in 1992 by Mr. McRae to develop Vetrepharm's technologies for human health applications.
  • In 1999, all of the McRae-led companies were merged to become Bioniche Life Sciences Inc., the name by which the Company is known today.
  • In May 2008, the Board of Directors named Graeme McRae as Chairman, in addition to his role as President & CEO. In July, 2012, Mr. McRae stepped back from the Chairman role upon the appointment of an independent Chairman, Mr. James Rae.

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CINDY BENNING
Senior Vice-President, Operations, Quality & Regulatory Affairs

  • Holds a Technology Diploma in Biological Sciences from St. Clair College, a Bachelor of Science Degree from the University of Waterloo, and an MBA from Athabaska University.
  • Joined Bioniche in 1993 as Quality Control Supervisor.
  • Was appointed as Vice-President, Corporate Quality & Regulatory Affairs in December, 2001 with added responsibility for Operations in June 2005; was promoted to Senior Vice-President in September, 2011.
  • Has more than 21 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, holding various positions in Quality Control and/or Regulatory Affairs.
  • Has extensive experience in GMP, cGMP, and Quality Assurance, as well as in Regulatory Affairs for both human and veterinary health products in international regulatory markets.

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DEBI BUTLER
Vice-President and Corporate Controller

  • Is a Certified General Accountant
  • Received her Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from Laurentian University
  • Joined Bioniche in 2000, holding increasingly responsible roles in the Finance Department before being appointed as Corporate Controller in 2009. She was promoted to Vice-President and Corporate Controller in 2012.
  • Has more than 30 years of accounting experience gained in the fields of banking, public accounting, and both private and publicly traded companies.

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MONIQUE CHAMPAGNE
Vice-President, Clinical Research

  • Joined Bioniche in March, 2006 as Director, Clinical Research with 19 years of experience in international research
  • Held research and development management positions at Xanthus Life Sciences, Supratek Pharma Inc., PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Quintiles Canada, Wyeth-Ayerst Research and Scat Canada Inc.
  • Received a Masters degree in Pharmaceutical Science and a Bachelors degree in Pharmacy both from the University of Montréal.

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RICK CULBERT
President, One Health

  • Has a diploma from Animal Health Technology from Centralia College of Agricultural Technology; is a graduate of the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program, University of Guelph.
  • Joined Bioniche (then Vetrepharm Inc.) in 1980 as Ontario Regional Manager.
  • Held progressively senior roles in the Animal Health division of the Company before being appointed as President of Bioniche Animal Health Canada, Inc. in 2002; was promoted to President, Bioniche Food Safety in July, 2007 and assumed the role of President, Bioniche One Health in February, 2013.
  • Served on the Canadian Animal Health Institute Board of Directors for 9 years, including 2 years as Chairman.

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MOHAMED ELRAFIH
Vice-President, Manufacturing Operations

  • Graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor's Degree in Science (Microbiology).
  • Has more than 19 years' experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Joined Bioniche in 1984 and became Vice-President, Manufacturing Operations in November, 2001.
  • Responsible for all manufacturing and plant operations for BLSI.

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BRIAN FORD
Chief Financial Officer

  • Has a Graduate Diploma in Accounting from the University of McGill and a B.A. (Economics, History, English) from the University of Guelph; is a member of the Ontario Institute of Chartered Accountants.
  • Has more than 26 years of experience serving private corporations and publicly traded entities.
  • Held increasingly responsible positions with Ernst & Young, with his last position being Principal of Business Risk Services in the firm's Toronto office
  • Prior to joining Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. in September, 2009, was Proprietor of PetersFord Consulting, a firm focused on finance and business risk services.

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ANDREW GRANT
President, Bioniche Animal Health (global)

  • Joined the Company as Managing Director of Bioniche Animal Health Asia in 1998 after having worked for 12 years with Boehringer Ingelheim as Sales and Product Manager.
  • Served as Managing Director, Bioniche Animal Health Europe from 2005 to 2007.
  • Served as Divisional President, Bioniche Animal Health Export Sales, Europe and A/Asia in July, 2007.
  • Promoted to current role in January, 2011.
  • Graduated from the University of Technology, Sydney with a Diploma in Advanced Marketing.

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MAIRI PHILLIPS
Director, Legal Services & Corporate Secretary

  • Joined Bioniche in 2002 as Legal Assistant
  • Subsequently promoted to In-House Law Clerk, then Manager, Legal Services, then Vice-President, Legal Services
  • Graduated from Canadore College in 1989; is a Notary Public
  • Worked as a Law Clerk/Paralegal for 22 years in Colorado, Ontario and British Columbia.

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MICHAEL RUBIN
Vice-President, Business Development

  • Joined Bioniche in 2012 with over 20 years’ experience as a Senior Commercial Leader in large and small pharmaceutical companies.
  • Held progressively senior roles in the pharmaceutical industry with Pharmascience Inc., Pfizer Canada, CAE Healthcare, Clinimetrica Inc. and, most recently, Otsuka Canada. 
  • Successfully co-led the establishment of a Canadian subsidiary for a large pharmaceutical company and subsequently launched human health products to profitability.
  • Has a demonstrated ability to launch and grow commercial operations and products, and create innovative business opportunities across both marketing and sales.
  • Graduated with a BA degree from Concordia University and graduated from the INSEAD Executive Management Program.

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JENNIFER SHEA
Vice-President, Communications, Investor & Government Relations

  • Joined Bioniche in April, 2004
  • Previously worked in progressive Corporate Communications positions with hospitals in Kingston and Belleville, Ontario for 18 years.
  • Graduated from Loyalist College with a diploma in Broadcast Journalism.

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