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Simon X. Benito

Chairman of the Board, INOVIO Pharmaceuticals; Former Senior Vice President, Vaccine Division, Merck

Mr. Benito has had an extensive career serving multiple healthcare companies in senior executive positions, including 25 years at Merck & Co, Inc. His most recent positions included Senior Vice President, Merck Vaccine Division; Executive Vice President, Merck-Medco Managed Care; and Executive Director and Vice President, Merck Human Health, Japan. Mr. Benito was a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales for over thirty years until his retirement from Merck in 1999.