Japanese drug major Astellas Pharma (TYO: $4503) has announced two recent senior-level promotions and one new hire within its Medical and Development (M&D) organization.
Steven Benner was promoted to president and head of Development; Zhonghong Eric Guan has joined Astellas as the senior vice president and head of medical affairs (MA) Americas; and Andrew Krivoshik was promoted to senior vice president and oncology therapeutic area head.
In his new role as senior vice president and head of MA, Americas, Dr Guan will report directly to Charlotte Kremer, executive vice president and head of MA. He will assume overall responsibility for the strategic direction of the MA Americas organization, including continued medical support of in-line products and late-stage development compounds, and translation of medical and patient insights into actionable strategies for Astellas' global medical teams.
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