Up And Down The Ladder... Job Changes

Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going, especially with all the layoffs. Despite the downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone? And here is our regular feature. Send us a photo and we will spotlight a different person each week. This time around, we note that Emory University and Drug Innovation Ventures at Emory LLC hired George Painter as ceo and director of the Emory Institute for Drug Development. Painter was a member of the founding management teams at Triangle Pharmaceuticals, where he was exec vp of R&D, and Chimerix, where he was ceo and president. Before that he was director of chemistry and virology at Burroughs Wellcome and, after its merger with Glaxo, he became worldwide director of research process and deputy therapeutic head for antiviral research at GlaxoWellcome. Promentis Pharmaceuticals named Chad Beyer as ceo and president; FORMA Therapeutics hired Christopher Kirby as general counsel; AMAG Pharmaceuticals hired Carol Satler as senior vp of medical and scientific affairs; Sofinnova Ventures promoted Jennifer James to partner; Taro Pharmaceutical named Kal Sundaram as ceo; Taro Pharmaceutical named Dilip Shanghvi as chairman; HCB Health hired Steve Miller as exe...
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