Xenoport Cuts 18 Jobs, Sees Charges of 1.4M, Names Vincent Angotti Operating Chief

XenoPort, Inc.

announced today that it has promoted Vincent J. Angotti to the newly created role of Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, with responsibilities for commercialization, legal, human resources, information technology, facilities, finance and investor relations. Mr. Angotti previously held the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Commercialization Officer. In addition, Gregory T. Bates, D.V.M., previously Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, has been promoted to the role of Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality.