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BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. Appoints Biotech Trailblazers Brent Saunders and Randy Scott and Renowned Economist Andrew Lo to Board of Directors
PALO ALTO, Calif., June 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBIO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on genetic
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[{"type":"text","content":"PALO ALTO, Calif., June 24, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBIO), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on genetic diseases, today announced that it has added three new independent directors to its board: former Allergan CEO and biopharma deal-maker, Brent Saunders; genomics pioneer and entrepreneur, Randy Scott, Ph.D.; and renowned economist and BridgeBio co-founder, Andrew Lo, Ph.D.\n “We are privileged to welcome these world-class company builders, innovators, and thought leaders to our board where they can help us construct and advance a vast pipeline of meaningful medicines for patients with genetic disease,” said BridgeBio CEO and founder Neil Kumar, Ph.D. “Brent has a remarkable track record of leading companies to growth across many therapeutic areas. Randy is a giant in genomic medicine who has used his entrepreneurial skills to connect genetic information to patients in profound ways. Andrew’s groundbreaking financial engineering work led to the founding of BridgeBio and inspires us to find new ways to accelerate the drug development process. I look forward to working with and learning from these leaders as we seek to discover, develop, and deliver life-changing medicines at scale. It’s day one at BridgeBio and we are ready to go.” Brent Saunders Mr. Saunders will bring his considerable experience to bear as he advises BridgeBio on scaling its business across new product and therapeutic areas, expanding into new geographies, developing commercial expertise, and utilizing new corporate structures. Mr. Saunders most recently served as chairman, president and chief executive officer of Allergan. In this capacity, he led the company to launch more than 15 products and achieve 9.4% revenue growth until its merger with AbbVie in 2020. He previously served as president and CEO at Actavis, where he led a $15 billion global pharmaceutical business until its merger with Allergan. He initially joined Actavis as part of the company’s acquisition of Forest Laboratories, where he served as president and CEO. Before joining Forest Laboratories, Mr. Saunders served as president and CEO of Bausch & Lomb. Mr. Saunders received his bachelor’s degree in economics and East Asian studies from the University of Pittsburgh, a Juris Doctor degree from Temple University School of Law and his Master of Busi...