Ultragenyx Expands Leadership Team and Appoints Dr. Wladimir Hogenhuis as Chief Operating Officer
“Vlad has tremendous global cross-functional experience, and a track record of driving growth, building and leading multi-national teams,” said Dr. Kakkis. “We welcome him to Ultragenyx and believe his leadership and expertise will help us continue to build and manage our rapidly growing global operations to manufacture and commercialize our products and pipeline, maximizing their potential. Vlad’s strong medical and business background provides the high quality insight and experience needed to help Ultragenyx achieve its ambitious goals with its multi-mode product portfolio. I look forward to working with Vlad for many years to come.”
“Ultragenyx is a company that is making great strides in translating science into therapies that make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients with rare diseases, and I look forward to joining the company at this pivotal time,” said Dr. Hogenhuis.
Dr. Hogenhuis is a 24-year veteran of the pharmaceutical industry. He spent the last six years at GSK, where he was initially responsible for the company's Cardiovascular, Metabolic and Neurosciences Franchise, and later led the Specialty Franchise. At GSK he had strategic responsibility and commercial accountability for novel medicines for lupus disease, type II diabetes, and rheumatoid arthritis, with six phase 3 compounds in rheumatology, oncology, dermatology, and nephrology. He was also responsible for the integration of manufacturing and research in shaping product launches in therapeutic areas new to GSK. Prior to GSK, Dr. Hogenhuis spent 18 years at
Dr. Hogenhuis has a Medical Degree Cum Laude from
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Ultragenyx is a biopharmaceutical company committed to bringing to patients novel products for the treatment of rare and ultra-rare diseases, with a focus on serious, debilitating genetic diseases. Founded in 2010, the company has rapidly built a diverse portfolio of approved therapies and product candidates aimed at addressing diseases with high unmet medical need and clear biology for treatment, for which there are no approved therapies.
The company is led by a management team experienced in the development and commercialization of rare disease therapeutics. Ultragenyx’s strategy is predicated upon time and cost-efficient drug development, with the goal of delivering safe and effective therapies to patients with the utmost urgency.
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