Francesco Bellini

Bellini previously served as a director of Molson since 1997, where he served on the Audit and Finance Committee, the Environment, Health and Safety Committee, and the Human Resources and Pension Fund Committee. He has served on Boards of various public and private companies. Dr Bellini has been Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Neurochem Inc., a leading Canadian biopharmaceutical company, since 2002. He is also Chairman of Picchio International, Inc, Picchio Pharma Inc, Innodia Inc., Adaltis Inc, and ViroChem Pharma Inc, all companies involved in healthcare. A pioneer in the Canadian biopharmaceutical industry, he was co-founder of Biochem Pharma, as well as Chairman & Chief Executive Officer from 1986 to 2001. A graduate of the University of New Brunswick with a PhD in 1977, he has authored or co-authored more than twenty patents over his 20-year career as a research scientist. Dr Bellini is an Officer of the Order of Canada.