Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ Jeffrey Leiden to step aside as CEO
He will be succeeded by Reshma Kewalramani, the company’s chief medical officer, who becomes the first woman to run a large biotechnology firm.
Name: Jeffrey Leiden
Country: USA
Company: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Branch: Pharma
Position: CEO & President
Reason: Resigned
Replaced By: Reshma Kewalramani
New Company: Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
New Position: Chairman
Announcement Date: July 24, 2019, 10:00pm
Resignation Date: July 24, 2019, 10:00pm
Source 1: https://www.statnews.com/2019/07/25/vertex-pharmaceuticals-jeffrey-leiden-to-step-aside-as-ceo/