Roche's Cindy Perettie named EVP of Kite

17 May 2023

Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) has announced that Cindy Perettie will join the firm as executive vice president of its subsidiary company Kite, overseeing the cell therapy business.

Ms Perettie will also become a member of Gilead’s senior leadership team, effective May 30, bringing with her extensive experience in oncology, which is now a major focus for the Californian biotech company.

"The cell therapy business continues to play an important role in Gilead’s ambition to become a top oncology company"Most recently, Ms Perettie was head of Roche’s (ROG: SIX) Molecular Lab Solutions, where she oversaw the polymerase chain reaction and sequencing business. Prior to that, she was chief executive at Roche-owned Foundation Medicine.

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