About Simon X. Benito

Simon Benito has been a director of INOVIO since 2003. Mr. Benito is also a director of Durect Corporation, a specialty pharmaceutical company. Mr. Benito has had a successful and extensive career serving multiple healthcare companies in senior executive positions, including 25 years at Merck & Co, Inc. where he served as Senior Vice President, Merck Vaccine Division from 1996 to 1999; Executive Vice President, Merck-Medco Managed Care from 1994 to 1996; and Executive Director and Vice President, Merck Human Health, Japan from 1986-1993. 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.