Carlos V. Paya, MD, PhD, to Join Elan as Company President.DUBLIN, Ireland & SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden & NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of -- Elan Corporation, plc (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ELN Noun 1. ELN - a Marxist terrorist group formed in 1963 by Colombian intellectuals who were inspired by the Cuban Revolution; responsible for a campaign of mass kidnappings and resistance to the government's efforts to stop the drug trade; "ELN kidnappers target ) announced today that Carlos V. Paya, MD, PhD, will join the company as President, Elan Corporation, plc on November 25, 2008. Dr. Paya will be based at Elan's South San Francisco South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and equipment, foods, paint, paper products, consumer goods, and clothing. campus, with particular focus on and responsibility for leading the company's scientific, clinical and medical initiatives and delivering successful results in these areas. He will also bring additional depth and executive management perspective to Elan's strategic assessments and decisions in all areas of the company. Commenting on Dr. Paya's breadth and depth of experience, Kyran McLaughlin, Chairman of the Elan Board of Directors, said, "As an immunologist, a former Vice Dean of Clinical Investigation at Mayo, and as a successful industry executive, Dr. Paya has a unique set of attributes and experiences that perfectly match the opportunities and challenges facing Elan." Elan CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Kelly Martin said that the company's hiring of Dr. Paya reflects Elan's highest priorities--advancing its clinical portfolio and its scientific opportunities. "We have been engaged in a highly selective search process regarding the position for some time, evaluating candidates for over 12 months," Mr. Martin said. "We were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the executive whose experience, strategic perspective and leadership skills precisely meet Elan's needs today and moving forward. "Dr. Paya's position reflects a new level of responsibility for continuing to advance our science towards those with unmet medical needs--a responsibility for which he is uniquely prepared. We are very pleased he is joining Elan at this time." Dr. Paya will lead the continued integration of Elan's world-class Research and Development teams, and all of the company's medical, scientific and research functions will be accountable to him, including Development, Research, Clinical Relationships and the offices of the Chief Scientific Officer and Chief Medical Officer. The Chief Medical Officer will also retain specific accountabilities to CEO Kelly Martin, as they relate to patient safety. Dr. Paya will also assume responsibility for Elan's commercial and marketing functions, with a primary focus on strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. , marketing positioning and product life cycle management. The company's corporate and business development responsibilities will be shared by Dr. Paya and Shane Cooke, Elan's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Dr. Paya joins Elan from Eli Lilly & Company, where he was Vice President, Lilly Research Laboratories Lilly Research Laboratories is the organizational name of the global pharmaceutical research and development organization of Eli Lilly and Company, one of the world's largest pharmaceutical corporations. and Global Leader of the Diabetes and Endocrine Platform, responsible for the company's dominant franchise (insulin products). He has been an executive with Lilly since 2001, gaining a wide range of leadership experience in different therapeutic areas and business strategy. His therapeutic responsibilities have included infectious disease Infectious disease A pathological condition spread among biological species. Infectious diseases, although varied in their effects, are always associated with viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites and aberrant proteins known as prions. , inflammation, women's health Women's Health Definition Women's health is the effect of gender on disease and health that encompasses a broad range of biological and psychosocial issues. and pulmonary; and his management responsibilities have included regulatory, joint venture relationships, pharmaco-economics, brand development and product positioning. Prior to his executive career at Lilly, Dr. Paya had a unique, 16-year relationship with the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, which began with his acceptance into the Mayo Graduate School of Medicine in 1984 and concluded with a six-year tenure as Professor of Medicine, Immunology and Pathology and Vice Dean of the Clinical Investigation program. Dr. Paya's other responsibilities and positions at or associated with Mayo included two years as Associate Professor and Senior Associate Consulting Staff con·sult·ing staff n. The body of specialists affiliated with a hospital who serve in an advisory capacity to the attending staff. , Infectious Diseases and Internal Medicine, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, and Immunology; and four years as a Research Scientist at Institute Pasteur, Paris and as Chief, Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital 12 Octubre, Madrid, Spain. Elan was assisted in the search and hiring process for the position by Heidrick & Struggles, a leading provider of senior-level executive search and leadership consulting services About Elan Elan Corporation, plc is a neuroscience-based biotechnology company committed to making a difference in the lives of patients and their families by bringing innovations in science to fill significant unmet medical needs. Elan shares trade on the New York, London and Dublin Stock Exchanges. For additional information about the company, please visit www.elan.com. |
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