Helsinn promotes Melanie Rolli to group CEO post

9 January 2023

Privately-held Swiss drugmaker Helsinn today announced the appointment of the firm’s current chief operating officer, Dr Melanie Rolli, as group chief executive (CEO) effective from January 1, 2023.

Giorgio Calderari, former group CEO, will transition to vice chairman of the board.

Dr Melanie Rolli joined Helsinn in the summer of 2022 as chief operating officer, with over 20 years’ experience across pharmaceutical and biotech companies, with exceptional experience in the development and commercialization of oncology products. Previous management roles include as CEO of Aelix and CEO of Piqur Therapeutics in the areas of HIV vaccination, oncology and dermato-oncology respectively. Prior to this, Dr Rolli spent 14 years at Novartis Pharma in a number of roles with increasing responsibilities.

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