A prolific senior executive, Roger Kimmel serves Rothschild Incorporated as vice chairman. Almost two decades following his installation in 2001, Kimmel remains a committed leader. He’s also the former director of the California energy-based holding group, PGE Corp. He’s operated in various capacities during his tenure. He executed several board mandates in liaison with the group’s corporate governance and nomination committee and regulated public policy compliance.
With this experience, Kimmel garnered an unsullied reputation as an authority, advising businesses on various investment banking decisions. Today, he’s leveraging his prowess, reforming strategies to counteract corporate governance issues and bring policy compliance into focus. Roger Kimmel demonstrates an aptitude in multidisciplinary investment banking solutions. His core specialization centers on cross-border (international) trade relationships, publicly-held M/A (mergers/acquisitions), private equity, contested transactions, etc.
In 2007, Endo International Plc., an Ireland-based specialty pharmaceuticals giant, appointed Kimmel to succeed its former chairperson and founder Carol Ammon. This appointment comes just seven years after his successful candidacy as an independent board director. Roger Kimmel makes an accomplished successor, having adjudicated disputes for numerous corporate boards throughout his career. He continues active duty, arbitrating debates involving corporate governance policies as a committee member and chairperson today. Similarly, he’s engrossed in auditing responsibilities, overseeing the firm’s financial records.
He co-founded Algos Pharmaceutical Corp., a pain management pioneer, known for its industry-defining painkiller medicine, MorphiDex. As the company awaited FDA approval for its breakthrough pain medication, Endo Pharmaceuticals secured its acquisition in 2000. This alliance strengthens Endo Pharmaceuticals foothold in the competitive pain management therapeutics market.
Preceding him joining the Rothschild family, Roger Kimmel served the prominent American law office of Latham & Watkins as a senior partner. His expertise on legal affairs translated into his work at Rothschild, where he developed an affinity for M/A transactions. He soon found himself tasked with leadership responsibilities, where he spearheaded numerous high-profile M/A projects. He’s aided many struggling corporations in the conquest of building success. Kimmel’s business portfolio includes several investment assets, ranging from nutraceuticals to software development enterprises.
His devotion to helping future lawyers launch successful careers is meritorious. Roger Kimmel strives to build communities, and he feels fortunate to have an opportunity to support his former university. A former GWU (George Washington University) alumnus, Kimmel holds a Bachelor’s in law, and a doctoral degree from UVA. He maintains a long-standing partnership with UVA (University of Virginia) Law School. The university retains his services as a lecturer, where he mentors students as part of his “Inside the Boardroom” series. His background as an investment banking specialist and legal counsel makes him an exemplary mentor to aspiring attorneys.
His lessons equip them with the business intelligence, and effective dispute resolution strategies to traverse the complex corporate law landscape. Kimmel was a proponent of the institution’s trustee, where he chaired advisory board panel during the years 2009 – 2015. Riverdale Country School also inducted him into office as a board director for the period 2010 – 2016. He’s actively empowering global leaders, delivering impactful keynote speeches across various business conference platforms.
