Board of Directors & Management

Richard H. Koppes

Administrative Officer, National Association of Public Pension Attorneys

Mr. Koppes has been serving on Valeant’s Board of Directors since 2002 and serves as a member of both the Company’s Compensation Committee and our Corporate Governance/Nominating Committee. He is currently a Corporate Governance Fellow at Stanford University School of Law running the Stanford Institutional Investor Forum and Stanford’s Fiduciary College. From 1996 to 2009, he was Of Counsel to the law firm of Jones Day. From May 1986 through July 1996, Mr. Koppes held several positions with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) including General Counsel, Interim Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Executive Officer. He also founded the National Association of Pension Attorneys (NAPPA) and serves as its Administrator, a position he has held for the past 18 years. He was also on the Board of the Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, and is currently on the boards of the Investor Research Responsibility Center Institute (IRRCI) and the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD).