Intercept Pharmaceuticals Appoints Lisa Bright as Head of Europe
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel therapeutics to treat chronic liver and intestinal diseases, announced the appointment of Lisa Bright as Senior Vice President and Head of Europe, effective November 17, 2014. Ms. Bright will be a member of the Intercept senior management team and will spearhead Intercept's European operations based in London as the company prepares for the first indication approval and launch of obeticholic acid (OCA).
A seasoned executive who brings more than 25 years of biotech and pharmaceutical industry experience, Ms. Bright comes to Intercept from Gilead Sciences where she held positions of increasing responsibility, including Vice President, Northern Europe, and most recently Vice President, Head of Sovaldi Launch Planning for Europe, Asia, Middle East and Australasia and Vice President, Head Government Affairs for Europe, Middle East and Australasia. Ms. Bright's leadership of Sovaldi's European launch contributed to the most successful product launch in pharmaceutical history.
Ms. Bright joined Gilead as General Manager, UK & Ireland in 2008. Prior to that, she held a range of senior leadership positions over a 10-year tenure at GSK, including Vice President & Managing Director of GSK's New Zealand operations and Vice President and Head of Sales, UK.
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