Reliant names CEO
Executive Summary
Former Alza CEO Ernest Mario, PhD, named Reliant Pharmaceuticals Chairman and CEO. Mario was most recently CEO of Palo Alto, Calif.-based IntraBiotics; before joining Alza in 1993, Mario was CEO of Glaxo. Reliant post was vacant since Irwin Lerner resigned following termination of proposed merger with Alkermes (1"The Pink Sheet" Aug. 19, 2002, In Brief). Lerner remains on Reliant board...