SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--XenoPort, Inc. (Nasdaq:XNPT) announced today that Vincent J. Angotti has joined the company as senior vice president and chief commercialization officer. His near-term responsibilities will include strategic marketing, product planning and management of the commercial aspects of alliances with Astellas Pharma, Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline, or GSK, relating to XP13512, XenoPort’s most advanced product candidate. In the event XenoPort exercises the option under its agreement with GSK, Mr. Angotti will assemble and lead the specialty sales force that would co-promote XP13512 in the United States.
