DEERFIELD, Ill., June 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Astellas Pharma Global Development ("APGD"), a subsidiary of Astellas Pharma Inc. based in Tokyo, Japan, announced today that Dr. Peter Carberry, has been hired as the senior vice president and head of global development operations. Carberry is responsible for enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of the integrated global operational platform including the data sciences and clinical operations organizations.

"We are pleased that Peter has joined Astellas and we know that he will contribute significantly to the development of innovative products," said Dr. Steven Ryder, president of APGD. "Peter is one of several key hires at APGD that were brought on to strengthen and accelerate our research and development function."

Prior to joining Astellas, Carberry was the vice president of clinical operations, development planning and performance analysis and the office of international development at Genentech. In that role, Carberry developed a global platform for the execution of non-clinical and clinical activities and established many key relationships with company stakeholders. Previously, Carberry was the senior vice president of global clinical operations at Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development. Dr. Carberry began his industry career with Pharmacia at the Kalamazoo Research site where he held positions of increasing responsibility across the development organization. Carberry earned his M.D. at the University of Nairobi in Kenya and completed his Post Doctoral Fellowship in Clinical Pharmacology at the University of Texas. He earned his M.B.A. at Western Michigan University.

About Astellas

Astellas Pharma Global Development, located in Deerfield, Illinois, is a group company of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma Inc. Astellas is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to improving the health of people around the world through the provision of innovative and reliable pharmaceutical products. The organization is committed to becoming a global category leader in focused areas by combining outstanding R&D and marketing capabilities. For more information about Astellas Pharma Inc., please visit the website at http://www.astellas.com/en/.

CONTACT: Jenny Keeney of Astellas US LLC, +1-847-317-5405

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