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Astellas poaches comms head from Lilly

pharmafile | November 5, 2013 | Appointment | |   

Astellas has hired Jeffrey Winton from Eli Lilly to be its senior vice president and chief communications officer.

Winton who will report to the firm’s chief executive Masao Yoshida, will have responsibility for corporate brand and reputation management in the Americas.

“I am pleased to add Jeff to our senior management team at Astellas,” said Yoshida. “Jeff brings with him the broad industry expertise and experience we are looking for to help propel the Astellas brand in the Americas.”

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Winton has more than 30 years of communications experience in the pharma industry. Most recently he was the vice president and head of the global comms and corporate leadership team at Lilly. 

Prior to his tenure there, Winton held senior communications roles at major global pharma firms such as Schering-Plough and Pharmacia.

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