Biogen Appoints Christopher Viehbacher As President And CEO

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Biogen Appoints Christopher Viehbacher As President And CEO

(RTTNews) - Biotechnology company Biogen Inc. (BIIB) announced Thursday that its Board of Directors has appointed Christopher Viehbacher as President and Chief Executive Officer and a member of the Board of Directors, effective November 14. Viehbacher succeeds Michel Vounatsos, who has led the company since 2017.

Viehbacher has extensive international experience in both large pharmaceutical companies and entrepreneurial biotech companies. After 20 years with GlaxoSmithKline, he served as global CEO of Sanofi for six years.

Under Viehbacher's leadership, Sanofi strengthened and diversified its R&D pipeline and delivered significant value to shareholders.

More recently, Viehbacher and Ernesto Bertarelli co-founded Gurnet Point Capital, a Cambridge-based healthcare investment fund, which has led to the creation and continuing development of many innovative companies.

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