Ascletis picks industry veteran John P. Gargiulo as Chief Business Officer

Ascletis Pharma Inc. has announced the expansion of its management team with the appointment of John P. Gargiulo, former North America President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Daiichi Sankyo, as Chief Business Officer. Gargiulo will lead Hong Kong-based Ascletis’ corporate business development and alliance management in this new role and report to Dr Jinzi J. Wu, PhD, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Ascletis. Gargiulo has over 30 years of successful experience in marketing strategies, business integration and commercial operations in the global pharma/ biotech industry. He has held various senior positions with increasing responsibility for 18 years at Daiichi Sankyo, where he made a transformative contribution in driving Daiichi Sankyo’s U.S. business from the very beginning to an established pharma when he served as North America President and CEO of Daiichi Sankyo.