AVANT Immunotherapeutics, Inc.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

George O. Elston
Chief Financial Officer, Optherion, Inc.

Mr. Elston was a director of Celldex since March 2004 and is the Chief Financial Officer of Optherion, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company located in Connecticut. He was formerly Vice President of Finance at EluSys Therapeutics, Inc. from May 2000 to September 2007. He was the Chief Financial Officer of Trillium USA from February 1997 to April 2000 and C.R. Bard Inc. from 1991 to 1997. Prior to joining Bard, Mr. Elston was with Price Waterhouse. He received his B.B.A. in accounting from Pace University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

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