Welcome to this week's Chutes and Ladders, our roundup of hirings and firings throughout the industry. Please send the good word--or the bad--from your shop to Michael Gibney (email | Twitter) or Emily Mullin (email | Twitter) and we will feature it here at the end of each week.
Former Creighton professor named chief medical officer at 23andMe
23andMe has appointed Dr. Jill Hagenkord as chief medical officer. Previously, Hagenkord held positions at InVitae, Complete Genomics and iKaryos Diagnostics. She also served as an associate professor of pathology at Creighton University School of Medicine and director of molecular pathology and clinical genomics at Creighton Medical Laboratories. Release
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Pharma
> Astellas Pharma named Jeffrey Bloss as senior vice president for the Americas. Release
> Cynthia Butitta joined Kite Pharma as chief operating officer, and Margo Roberts will be Kite's chief scientific officer. Prentice Curry and Scott Navins will be the company's vice president of quality and operations and vice president of corporate controller, respectively. Release
Biotech
> Robert Lindsey joined XBiotech as senior vice president of corporate development and general counsel. Release
> AIT Laboratories brought on Dr. Kun Ma as its new vice president of science and technology. Release
> Sanovas hired Jeff Heer as its chief operating officer. Release
> BioRestorative Therapies appointed Dr. Wayne Olan to its scientific advisory board. Release
> Tokai Pharmaceuticals appointed Dr. Karen Ferrante as head of R&D and chief medical officer. Release
> Alexza Pharmaceuticals ($ALXA) appointed Winston Brown as vice president of quality. Release
> Receptos ($RCPT) appointed Mary Lynne Hedley as a director. Release
> Keryx ($KERX) has added Brian Adams as vice president and general counsel, Thomas Edwards as vice president of U.S. sales, and Amy Sullivan as vice president of corporate development and public affairs. Release
CRO
> WuXi PharmaTech ($WX) appointed Dr. Steve Yang as executive vice president and chief operating officer. Story