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Gilead Sciences Inc (NASDAQ:GILD) Appoints Per Wold-Olsen to Board of Directors

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD) has increased the number of its Board of Directors by appointing Per Wold-Olsen to the Board.  Wold-Olsen has over 30 years experience with global research based pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., Inc.  He most recently served as the President of the company’s Human Health Intercontinental Division.  Before then, he served as the President of Human Health Europe, Middle East/Africa, and Worldwide Human Health Marketing for Merck.  Wold-Olsen now sits on the  Boards of Directors of three Danish based companies.  He serves Lundbeck A/S, GN Store Nord A/S, and Exiqon A/S.  He is also a member of the board of the Medicines for Malaria Venture. 

 

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Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Gilead) is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops, and commercializes therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. The Company has United States and international commercial sales operations, with marketing subsidiaries in Australia, Austria, Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and United States. Its commercial team promotes Truvada, Viread, Emtriva, Hepsera, AmBisome, Letairis, and Flolan through direct field contact with physicians, hospitals, clinics, and other healthcare providers. Gilead’s corporate partner, Astellas Pharma, Inc. (Astellas), promotes and sells AmBisome in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. In May 2008, the Company acquired Navitas Assets, LLC’s. In April 2009, the Company announced the completion of its acquisition of CV Therapeutics, Inc.

 

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