Onyx appoints Luigi Costa as its new vice president of Europe

pharmafile | March 7, 2012 | Appointment | Sales and Marketing Luigi Costa, Onyx 

Onyx Pharmaceuticals International has appointed Luigi Costa as vice president and head of its European division. 

Costa will report to Dr Helen Torley, the executive vice president and chief commercial officer of Onyx.  

In this role, Costa will be responsible for building and leading Onyx’s commercialisation efforts in Europe, developing the company’s European organisational structure and its plans for growth. 

Before joining Onyx, Costa spent eight years at Amgen where he most recently served as the vice president and general manager of France.

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Prior to this position, he held assignments as general manager for Switzerland and Italy, as well as international head of nephrology and oncology franchise.

He received his Bachelors of Business Administration from the University of Parma, Italy, and his Masters of Business Administration from the SDA Bocconi and Manchester Business School, England.

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