Dream Foundation Announces Troy Cox, Genentech Senior Vice President And Officer, Has Been Appointed To The Board Of Directors

Cox, currently Senior Vice President and Officer at Genentech, joined Genentech in February 2010 and leads US Commercial BioOncology, the #1 Oncology Company fueled by more than 1,200 people who are driven by the difference they make in patient’s lives.

Cox has more than 25 years of extensive and diverse BioPharma experience and has contributed to more than 20 product launches. Before Genentech, he had global P&L responsibility for Specialty Commercial Operations including sales, marketing and medical affairs at UCB BioPharma. His diverse experience includes senior roles in European Country General Management, US Managed Care Sales Leadership, and US Claritin Marketing with Schering-Plough. Cox’s pharmaceutical career began as a Sales Representative after earning his MBA at the University of Missouri, as well as BBA in Finance from the University of Kentucky.

Genentech has been a Dream Foundation Corportate Partner in Dreams since 2006.

Says Cox, “I have been privileged to witness first-hand the incredibly moving work Dream Foundation does granting dreams for patients and their families. It is a true honor to join the Board, and I look forward to contributing as much as I can to further this critical mission.”

Cox will be serving on the Board of Directors alongside Carol Brown, Chris Lincoln, Mark DePaco, Luke Ebbin, J. Paul Gignac, David Glickman, Hollye Harrington Jacobs, Bob Murphy, Justine Roddick and Kenneth P. Slaught.

About Dream Foundation

The mission of Dream Foundation is to enhance the quality of life for individuals and their families facing a life-threatening illness by fulfilling a heart's final wish.

The first and largest national wish-granting organization for adults, Dream Foundation enhances the quality of life for individuals and their families battling life-threatening illness. Dream recipients are those individuals who have been given a year or less life expectancy. Dreams range from basic need items, like a working stove, to bedside reunions and meaningful experiences with children and loved ones.

Founded in 1994, Dream Foundation serves more than 2,500 dreams each year and relies on a network of volunteers, sponsors and individual donors.

For more information, visit www.dreamfoundation.org or call (805) 564-2131.

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