New hires at Merck KGaA's neurology & immunology business; plus Repertoire, Kinnate, Allakos, Intercept and more
Amy Mahery, a 17-year veteran at Merck KGaA (Xetra:MRK), was named the pharma’s SVP and head of the neurology and immunology global business franchise; she was SVP and head of global market access and pricing. Merck KGaA also hired Jan Klatt as SVP and head of development at neurology and immunology unit and said Amy Kao will transition to head of translational innovation platform immunology from her role as head of global clinical development in Immunology. Klatt was global program head of heart failure at Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS; SIX:NOVN).
Repertoire Immune Medicines Inc. hired Anne Walker as EVP and CFO, Theodore Reiss as EVP and CMO and Jorg Thommes as EVP of pharmaceutical sciences and operations. Walker joins the immune medicines company from Bank of America, where she was global real estate and strategic initiatives executive. Reiss was a venture partner at Novo Ventures, and Thommes was head of CMC at Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute...