Michael Purcell
Board Chair
Mr. Purcell has more than 37 years of professional experience with Deloitte & Touche LLP, serving as a consultant from 2015 to 2017 and an Audit Partner from 1979 until 2015. Mr. Purcell also currently serves as a financial advisor to several emerging growth companies. Mr. Purcell is a certified public accountant and has provided assurance and advisory services to public and private enterprise clients of all sizes over the course of his career. Mr. Purcell previously served as a member of the Board of Tabula Rasa HealthCare, Inc. from 2018 and chairman from 2022 until its acquisition by Nautic Partners in 2023. Mr. Purcell has worked on a number of company boards and has served on the Board of Directors of CFG Bank since 2016, the Board of Directors of Hyperion Bank since 2018, and the Board of Directors of International Money Express, Inc. since 2018. Mr. Purcell also sits on the boards of several academic and community organizations. Mr. Purcell earned a Master’s in Business Administration from Drexel University and holds a Bachelor of Science from Lehigh University and is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Timothy M. Block, Ph.D.
Director
Timothy M. Block, Ph.D., has served as a Director of our company since October 2013. Dr. Block currently serves as Co-founder and President of the Hepatitis B Foundation (HBF) and its Baruch S. Blumberg Institute (formerly called the Institute for Hepatitis and Virus Research), the nation’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the lives of those affected worldwide through research, education and patient advocacy. He also serves as President and CEO of the Pennsylvania (PA) Biotechnology Center, created by the HBF, which is home to more than 300 employees working in 36 small start-up life sciences and technology companies, and credited with more than $500 million beneficial impact on the region’s economy. Dr. Block is also Professor, Drexel University College of Medicine and Director of its Drexel Institute for Biotechnology and Virology Research.
Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s Board of Directors approved the Anonymous Ethics and Compliance Hotline on December 9, 2015 which is effective as of January 1, 2016.
Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. promotes a trustworthy and honest work environment and reinforces the vision of these ethics within the organization. Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. will not tolerate any wrongdoing or impropriety and takes allegations of fraud, waste and abuse very seriously. Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to achieving the highest possible standards of ethics and behavior in its corporate governance and workplace.
It is Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.’s policy to comply with all applicable laws and to protect employees against unlawful discrimination or retaliation by their employer as a result of their lawfully reporting information regarding, or their participation in, investigations involving violations by Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. or its agents of federal or state law.
In order to facilitate the reporting of complaints, Hepion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has established this whistleblower hotline through Lighthouse Services, Inc. If you have a matter that you wish to bring to our attention, please select one of the following methods to report your complaints or concerns.
- English speaking USA and Canada: 855-850-0005
- Spanish speaking USA and Canada: 800-216-1288
- Spanish speaking Mexico: 01-800-681-5340
- French speaking Canada: 855-725-0002
- Website: www.lighthouse-services.com/hepionpharma
- E-mail: reports@lighthouse-services.com (must include company name with report)
- Fax: (215) 689-3885 (must include company name with report)
Lighthouse toll free number and other methods of reporting are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Complaints should be as detailed and complete as possible and include references to any supporting documentation in order to allow effective and efficient investigation thereof. Hepion Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s Audit Committee will oversee investigation and treatment of employee concerns collected. Unless you choose to provide it, personally identifiable information remains confidential.
