SEATTLE, April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dendreon Corporation today announced that Richard Ranieri has joined the company as senior vice president of human resources, effective April 19, 2010. Mr. Ranieri most recently served as the executive vice president of human resources and administration at Sepracor, Inc.
"Rich's 20 years of experience managing large global human resource initiatives for commercial health care companies makes him the ideal fit as we transition into a world-class commercial enterprise," said Mitchell H. Gold, MD, president and chief executive officer of Dendreon.
Mr. Ranieri received a master's degree from Rider College and a bachelor's degree from Villanova University.
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