CELGENE CORPORATION (NASDAQ:CELG) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS.

Celgene Corporation (the “Company”) announced today that, effective April 2, 2018, Scott A. Smith, President and Chief Operating Officer, has left the Company. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The Company is modifying its executive team structure to enhance leadership focus on building the Company for continued long-term success. In addition to existing responsibilities, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Mark J. Alles will be responsible for strategic leadership of the Company’s global Hematology and Oncology franchise, global Inflammation and Immunology franchise, manufacturing, regulatory, and clinical development. The following members of the Company’s Executive Committee will report directly to Mark J. Alles: Nadim Ahmed, President, Global Hematology and Oncology; Terrie Curran, President, Global Inflammation and Immunology; Jay Backstrom, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Regulatory Affairs; and Joanne Beck, Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Global Pharmaceutical Development and Operations.

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EX-99.1 2 tv490165_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1   Exhibit 99.1       CELGENE CORPORATION ANNOUNCES DEPARTURE OF PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER SCOTT A. SMITH   SUMMIT,…
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About CELGENE CORPORATION (NASDAQ:CELG)

Celgene Corporation (Celgene) is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company together with its subsidiaries is engaged primarily in the discovery, development and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases through solutions in protein homeostasis, immuno-oncology, epigenetics, immunology and neuro-inflammation. The Company’s primary commercial stage products include REVLIMID (lenalidomide), ABRAXANE (paclitaxel albumin-bound particles for injectable suspension), POMALYST/IMNOVID (pomalidomide), VIDAZA, azacitidine for injection (generic version of VIDAZA), THALOMID (thalidomide), OTEZLA (apremilast) and ISTODAX (romidepsin). The Company’s clinical trial activity includes trials across the disease areas of hematology, oncology, and inflammation and immunology.