Merged into HydraFacial, ticker now SKIN
VSPR

Completed

HydraFacial

SKIN
First $10.84
Merger $16.60
53%
Merger +6mo $24.66
127%
Merger +1yr $12.20
13%
Recent $2.85
74%

Vesper Healthcare Acquisition Corp

Raised
$400M
CIK
1818093
SPAC Ticker
VSPR
Merger
HydraFacial
Merged Ticker
SKIN
Focus
Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals
External link: SEC Filings

SPAC Team

Leadership

Brenton L. Saunders has been our President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors since inception. Mr. Saunders has over 25 years of experience in various aspects of healthcare and has been in leadership roles at several prominent global pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. Until May 2020, when it was acquired by AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV), Mr. Saunders served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allergan plc (“Allergan��). His role as President and Chief Executive Officer of Allergan began in July 2014 and his added role of Chairman began in October 2016. Mr. Saunders started his senior leadership roles in pharmaceuticals and healthcare sectors in 2003, as a member of the executive management team at Schering-Plough Corporation (“Schering-Plough”), where he held several key roles, including President of the company’s Global Consumer Health Care division. From March 2010 until August 2013, Mr. Saunders served as Chief Executive Officers of Bausch + Lomb Incorporated (NYSE: BHC), a leading global eye health company, until its acquisition by Valeant in 2013. He then became the Chief Executive Officer of Forest Laboratories Inc., a role he held until the company’s merger with Actavis Plc (“Actavis”) in 2014. Following the merger with Actavis, Mr. Saunders was named Chief Executive Officer of the combined business. In 2015, he led Actavis’ acquisition of Allergan.

Before joining Schering-Plough in 2003 to begin his career in the pharmaceuticals and healthcare space, Mr. Saunders was a Partner and Head of Compliance Business Advisory at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Prior to that, he was Chief Risk Officer at Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE:CVH) and Senior Vice President, Compliance, Legal and Regulatory at Home Care Corporation of America. Mr. Saunders began his career as Chief Compliance Officer for the Thomas Jefferson University Health System.

Additionally, Mr. Saunders currently serves as a director of Cisco Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCO), a global telecommunications company and BridgeBio Pharma Inc. (NASDAQ:BBIO), a biopharmaceutical company. He is also a member of The Business Council. Mr. Saunders holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh, a Juris Doctor degree from the Temple University School of Law, and an MBA from the Temple University School of Business.

We believe that Mr. Saunders’ deep executive, operational and transactional experience is unique among executives in the pharmaceuticals and healthcare sectors and will provide us access to attractive acquisition opportunities and valuable insights when assessing targets and operating acquired businesses.

Dr. Manisha Narasimhan has been our Chief Financial Officer since inception and is a Director . Dr. Narasimhan has over fifteen years of experience working with leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Dr. Narasimhan joined Allergan in December 2018 and most recently served as Senior Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Portfolio Innovation and Investor Relations from August 2019 to May 2020. Prior to joining Allergan, Dr. Narasimhan worked at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:REGN) from September 2011 to November 2018, where she was an Executive Director and led the investor relations group. Prior to joining Regeneron, Dr. Narasimhan was an equity research analyst covering biotechnology at Canaccord Genuity from 2009 to 2011, and at Piper Jaffray from 2008 to 2009. Dr. Narasimhan began her career as a strategy consultant for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies at Campbell Alliance Group Inc. from 2006 to 2008. Dr. Narasimhan received her Ph.D in molecular biology from New York University. Additionally, Dr. Narasimhan has served on the Board of Directors for Cytonus Therapeutics Inc, a privately held biotechnology company since March 2020. Dr. Narasimhan’s scientific and capital markets expertise will provide our company with important perspective when evaluating and executing on potential target companies.

Michael D. Capellas is a Director . He has been a member of the Board of Directors of Cisco Systems, Inc. since January 2006 and currently serves Cisco as lead independent director. He has served as founder and Chief Executive Officer of Capellas Partners since November 2012. He served as Chairman of the Board of VCE Company, LLC from January 2011 until November 2012 and as Chief Executive Officer of VCE from May 2010 to September 2011. Mr. Capellas was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Data Corporation from September 2007 to March 2010. From November 2002 to January 2006, he served as Chief Executive Officer of MCI, Inc. (“MCI”), previously WorldCom. From November 2002 to March 2004, he was also Chairman of the Board of WorldCom, and he continued to serve as a member of the board of directors of MCI until January 2006. Mr. Capellas left MCI as planned in early January 2006 upon its acquisition by Verizon Communications Inc. Previously, Mr. Capellas was President of Hewlett-Packard Company from May 2002 to November 2002. Before the merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer Corporation in May 2002, Mr. Capellas was President and Chief Executive Officer of Compaq, a position he had held since July 1999, and Chairman of the Board of Compaq, a position he had held since September 2000. Mr. Capellas held earlier positions as Chief Information Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Compaq. Mr. Capellas also currently serves as the chairman of the board of directors of Flex Ltd. He previously served as the independent lead director of MuleSoft, Inc., ending in 2018.

Mr. Capellas brings to the Board of Directors experience in executive roles and a background of leading global organizations in the technology industry. Through this experience, he has developed expertise in several valued areas including strategic product development, business development, sales, marketing, and finance.

Dr. Julius Few is a Director . Dr. Few founded and has been Director of The Few Institute for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery since 2008. A board-certified plastic surgeon in private practice, Dr. Few is widely recognized for enhancing the aesthetic appearance of his patients and contributing to research in plastic surgery. He is called upon by regulatory agencies, professional associations and international study bodies to share his expertise on surgical techniques and skin care innovations. Dr. Few can be seen across leading media channels including CBS News, ABC News, 20 20, Good Morning America, CNN, NBC News, The Wall Street Journal, Crain’s Business, Health Magazine, The Chicago Sun Times, The Chicago Tribune, WEB MD and Washingtonian Magazine on cosmetic procedures and treatments. Dr. Few also serves as a Clinical Professor for the Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Chicago as well as a Health Systems Clinician at Northwestern University. He is on the Board of Trustees of the Museum of Contemporary Art and is a founding member of the Common Ground Foundation. He is also the founder of the Few Initiative, a non-profit that aids disadvantaged youth. Dr. Few received his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and completed his residency in general surgery at the University of Michigan Medical Center, followed by plastic surgery training at Northwestern University. In addition, Dr. Few received special facial and eye cosmetic training in Honolulu, New York and Atlanta.

Dr. Few brings to the Board of Directors experience as a highly regarded plastic surgeon and a background of speaking to various audiences about the specialty, which will give us a unique prospective when evaluating potential target companies.

Barry S. Sternlicht is a Director . Mr. Sternlicht has been Chairman of the Board of Starwood Property Trust, Inc. since 2009. He has also been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Capital Group, a privately-held global investment firm with over $60 billion in assets under management since 1991, and serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Capital Group Management, LLC, a registered investment advisor. Mr. Sternlicht has been Chairman of the Board of Starwood Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. since 2017. He is Founder and Chairman of SH Hotels & Resorts, a hotel management company that owns and manages the Baccarat Hotels & Resorts, 1 Hotels and Treehouse brands, and from 1995 until 2005 was Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Mr. Sternlicht is also the Chairman of Jaws Acquisition Corp., a publicly filed blank check company whose focus is to effect an initial business combination, not limited to a particular industry.

Mr. Sternlicht’s extensive experience in both the commercial real estate markets and as a senior executive and director of other publicly traded corporations will enable him to provide the Board with leadership and financial expertise as well as insight into the current status of global markets.