Gilead promotes Andrew Cheng and Taiyin Yeng to senior leadership

29 January 2015

US biotech major Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) has promoted Andrew Cheng to executive vice president of HIV therapeutics and development operations, and Taiyin Yang to executive vice president of pharmaceutical development and manufacturing.

Dr Cheng joined Gilead in 1999 and has led clinical development activities for the company’s development-stage programs in HIV/AIDS. He was appointed to senior vice president of HIV therapeutics and development operations in 2009.

Dr Yang joined in 1993 and was promoted to her senior vice president role in 2005.

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