Pfizer promotes oncology chief to lead R&D

Pfizer taps oncology chief to map drug-research path amid pressure from activist Starboard
The drug company had been searching for a new chief scientific officer since July with Mikael Dolsten leaving after 15 years at the company.
Pfizer, under pressure to change, names oncology head as new R&D chief
Chris Boshoff will replace Mikael Dolsten, who’s stepping down after 15 years leading research at the drugmaker.
Pfizer promotes oncology chief to lead R&D as activist Starboard circles
Bourla said in a statement that Boshoff was “the ideal leader to propel Pfizer’s R&D engine forward and transform it into a world-leading organisation with a more focused strategy, driving the delivery of additional impactful breakthrough medicines with blockbuster potential”.
Pfizer names oncology head Chris Boshoff as R&D chief
Pfizer said on Wednesday it has named company veteran and oncology head Chris Boshoff as its chief of research and development. The appointment comes at a time when Pfizer is facing criticism from activist investor Starboard for overspending on big acquisitions and failing to produce profitable new drugs from those deals or its internal research and development.
Doubling down on its strategy, Pfizer names its head of oncology as new research chief
Pfizer, despite pressure from investors to look outside, elevates its cancer chief Chris Boshoff to lead overall R&D.
Pfizer Names Oncology Head Boshoff as Chief Science Officer
Pfizer Inc. named oncology research head Chris Boshoff as the drug company’s chief scientific officer, replacing Mikael Dolsten, whose planned departure was announced earlier this year.
Pfizer names insider Chris Boshoff as R&D chief
Pfizer said on Wednesday it has named company veteran Chris Boshoff, who led the drugmaker's cancer research and marketing for more than a year, as its chief of research and development. The appointment comes at a time when Pfizer is facing pressure from activist investor Starboard,
Pfizer Names New R&D Chief
Company veteran Chris Boshoff, who has led Pfizer’s cancer research and marketing for more than a year, will become chief scientific officer starting Jan. 1.
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