LEO Pharma strengthens global leadership team
The company has set out on an ambitious growth journey to become a leading provider of innovative medicines helping patients with skin diseases. To align with its strategic objectives, it re-organizes its executive leadership team.
Dr. Monica Shaw, M.D., will assume the position of Executive Vice President, Region Europe+, effective July 1, 2020. Shaw joins LEO Pharma from GSK/ViiV Healthcare in Singapore, where she was VP Commercial, Head Asia Pacific region. She is a medical doctor with broad leadership experience across commercial and medical roles. She has a proven track record of developing high performing teams and an extensive specialty experience within the pharmaceutical industry including in dermatology, immuno-inflammation and rare diseases. She has held several leadership positions internationally in Europe, Asia and Latin America.
“Monica Shaw’s experience in biologics, dermatology and specialty pharma will help us to be successful in our move to launch innovative treatments and become a global leader in medical dermatology. Her combination of global experience, great leadership skills and clinical background will contribute significantly to reach our ambitions,” said Catherine Mazzacco, President and CEO of LEO Pharma.
Nathalie Joannes will join LEO Pharma as Executive Vice President, Legal and Compliance and General Counsel from September 1, 2020. She joins LEO Pharma from Roquette Freres’ headquarters in Paris, where she has been Group General Counsel. During Joannes’ long-standing career as general counsel in the life-sciences and pharmaceutical industries, she successfully built international teams in legal, risk management and compliance in publicly traded and privately owned, global companies. She holds a Juris Doctor Degree from Université de Liège, a Master of Law from University of Pennsylvania Law School and has been admitted to the New York Bar.
“Nathalie Joannes has a proven track record in counseling global companies and her global pharma and life-science industry experience will be of great value for LEO Pharma on its way to become a leading provider of innovative medicines. She is a highly experienced lawyer and builder of strong international teams, which will help us immensely,” said Mazzacco.
Effective July 1, 2020, Guillaume Clemént, currently Executive Vice President, Region Europe+, will assume responsibility for Region International and the thrombosis business, after having successfully led Region Europe+ in the last four years.
Official bios
Monica Shaw
Dr. Monica Shaw, M.D., is a medical doctor with broad leadership experience across commercial and medical roles. She has a proven track record of developing high performing teams to deliver business performance and successful drug development. Monica Shaw has extensive specialty experience within the pharma industry working within dermatology, immuno-inflammation, HIV, neurology and oncology. She has held several leadership positions in the global pharma industry located in i.e. Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Monica Shaw earned an M.D. M.A. and is a Member of the Royal College of Physicians.
Employment History
VP Commercial Head Asia Pacific region, GSK/ViiV Healthcare
2018 to current
General Manager, GlaxoSmithKline
2016 – 2018
VP Global Franchise Medical Head for Specialty, GlaxoSmithKline
2014 – 2016
UK Chief Scientific Officer, Novartis
2013 – 2014
Global Therapy Area Director for Clinical Development and Business Development, Norgine
2011 – 2013
Global Clinical Director ADHD, Shire
2009 – 2011
Nathalie Joannes
Nathalie Joannes holds a Juris Doctor Degree from Université de Liège, a Master of Law from University of Pennsylvania Law School and has been admitted to the New York Bar since 1987. During her long-standing career as general counsel in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, she successfully built international teams and guided listed pharma companies through the legal aspects of mergers & acquisitions, partnerships, high-risk litigations, anti-trust investigations, corporate governance and compliance.
Employment History
Group General Counsel, Roquette Frères
2016 to current
EVP and Group General Counsel, IPSEN
2011 – 2015
SVP and Chief European Counsel, Genzyme
2008 – 2011
General Counsel International, Cardinal Health
2007 – 2008
Group General Counsel, Serono International
2001 – 2007
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Henrik Kyndlev
+45 3140 6180
HDTDK@LEO-Pharma.com
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About LEO Pharma
LEO Pharma helps people achieve healthy skin. The company is a leader in medical dermatology with a robust R&D pipeline, a wide range of therapies and a pioneering spirit. Founded in 1908 and owned by the LEO Foundation, LEO Pharma has devoted decades of research and development to advance the science of dermatology, setting new standards of care for people with skin conditions. LEO Pharma is headquartered in Denmark with a global team of 6,000 people, serving 92 million patients in 130 countries. In 2019, the company generated net sales of DKK 10,805 million. For more information please visit: www.leo-pharma.com
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LEO Pharma Presents Late-Breaking Results from the Phase 2a Mechanism of Action Trial of Temtokibart and Dupilumab in Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis at the 2024 EADV Annual Meeting26.9.2024 14:30:00 CEST | Pressemeddelelse
Results presented at the Late Breaker Session on September 26th at the European Dermatology Congress, European Academy of Dermatology & Venereology (EADV) 2024, showed that the investigational interleukin 22 receptor, alpha 1 (IL-22RA1) inhibitor temtokibart induced fast (Week 1) molecular responses(1) Markers of skin hydration (natural moisturizing factors) 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid (PCA) and urocanic acid (UCA) were significantly improved from baseline at Week 1 in the temtokibart group (p<0.0001)(1) Both temtokibart and dupilumab led to comparable changes in eczema area and severity index (EASI) and itch numerical rating scale (NRS) at Week 16(1)
LEO Pharma Presents Late-Breaking Anzupgo® (delgocitinib) Cream Presentation at EADV 2024 Highlighting Results of Head-to-Head DELTA FORCE Trial in Chronic Hand Eczema (CHE)25.9.2024 15:45:00 CEST | Pressemeddelelse
The full DELTA FORCE results, the first of three Anzupgo® (delgocitinib) cream late-breaking presentations at the congress, demonstrated that topical treatment with delgocitinib cream had a significantly higher efficacy compared to oral alitretinoin capsules among adult patients with severe CHE.(1) Six other pieces of investigational delgocitinib cream research form part of LEO Pharma’s extensive scientific program at EADV 2024.(2-7) Remaining abstracts include post hoc analysis of the DELTA 1, 2, and 3 trials showing efficacy data for delgocitinib cream across five different CHE subtypes, clinician-reported real-world findings, large-scale patient prevalence data, and detailed analysis of patient biopsy samples.(2-7)
LEO Pharma Unveils Most Extensive EADV Program To Date with 5 Late Breaking Abstracts and 23 Posters Sharing Clinical and Real-World Data25.9.2024 10:00:00 CEST | Pressemeddelelse
LEO Pharma will demonstrate true leadership in medical dermatology by presenting one of its largest ever scientific programs to date at this year’s EADV congress, with 5 late-breaking presentations and 23 scientific posters in total.(1-28) New late-breaking Anzupgo® (delgocitinib) cream data will include the full results of the Phase 3 head-to-head DELTA FORCE trial, as well as a wide range of associated clinical and real-world findings on delgocitinib cream and moderate to severe chronic hand eczema (CHE).(1-6) Additional late-breaking data includes a presentation of Adtralza® (tralokinumab)/Adbry ® (tralokinumab-ldrm) interim data from the real-world TRACE study on the effectiveness of Adtralza/Adbry in adults with moderate to severe head and neck atopic dermatitis (AD).(27) Finally, a late-breaking presentation will discuss the first randomized trial comparing clinical and molecular effects of temtokibart and dupilumab in moderate to severe AD.(28)
European Commission Approves LEO Pharma’s Anzupgo® (delgocitinib) Cream for Adults with Moderate to Severe Chronic Hand Eczema (CHE)23.9.2024 12:01:32 CEST | Pressemeddelelse
Anzupgo® is the first topical treatment to be specifically indicated for adult patients living with moderate to severe CHE across the European Union (EU) for whom topical corticosteroids are inadequate or inappropriate. The approval follows the recent positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) and is based on results from the DELTA phase 3 program.(1-5)
FDA Accepts LEO Pharma’s Filing of Delgocitinib Cream New Drug Application for the Treatment of Chronic Hand Eczema23.9.2024 12:00:00 CEST | Pressemeddelelse
LEO Pharma is expanding upon its ambitions in the United States (U.S.) as the FDA has accepted for filing the company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for delgocitinib cream, an investigational innovative topical treatment for Chronic Hand Eczema (CHE). The application has been accepted for filing and, if approved, delgocitinib cream would become the first treatment in the U.S. specifically indicated for adults with moderate to severe CHE. CHE is a condition with a high unmet need that affects approximately 4.7% of the population globally.(1)
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