Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Appoints James Hassard as Chief Commercial Officer

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[{"type":"text","content":" PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nArrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ARWR) today announced the appointment of James Hassard to the newly-created position of chief commercial officer. Mr. Hassard will be responsible for driving commercial strategy and building the team and sales and marketing infrastructure necessary to support Arrowhead’s growing pipeline of investigational RNAi therapeutics. He has 25 years of commercial-related experience in the biopharmaceutical industry.\n\n\nChris Anzalone, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Arrowhead, said: “We are excited to announce the appointment of Jim Hassard as Arrowhead’s chief commercial officer. He is a seasoned and accomplished global biopharmaceutical professional who has been responsible for the launch of and commercial activities around multiple products. Jim’s experience and guidance will be critical as we advance our robust pipeline of RNAi therapeutics that target diseases across multiple therapeutic areas.”\n\n\nJames Hassard, chief commercial officer of Arrowhead, added: “Arrowhead has an enormous opportunity to make a significant difference in so many patients’ lives with its promising pipeline of RNAi therapeutics, which have yielded very compelling results to date. The company is at an exciting time in its corporate development, as it intends to have three pivotal studies ongoing this year, and as the commercial strategy and team begin to form. I am pleased to lead that strategic process and contribute to the future growth of the company.”\n\n\nMr. Hassard served as Senior Vice President of Marketing and Market Access at Coherus BioSciences since 2016, where he was instrumental in building the commercial organization and commercial capabilities. He co-led the launch of Coherus’ first product, a biosimilar, pegfilgrastim; one of the most successful pharmaceutical launches of 2019. Prior to his tenure at Coherus, Mr. Hassard served as Vice President of Marketing at Medivation, prior to and through its acquisition by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals. From 1999 to 2016, he held multiple increasingly senior commercial roles at Amgen, Inc., across sales and marketing, domestic and international, including an assignment as General Manager of Amgen Portugal. He was responsible for the launch, growth, and subsequent life-cycle management of several oncology and nep...

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