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Mesoblast Appoints Bill Burns, Former Chief Executive of Roche Pharmaceuticals, as Vice Chairman

September 1, 2016 6:00 AM EDT

NEW YORK and MELBOURNE, Australia, Sept. 01, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mesoblast Limited (Nasdaq: MESO) (ASX: MSB) today announced that Mr William (Bill) A. Burns, former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Roche Pharmaceuticals, has been appointed Vice Chairman of Mesoblast. In this role, Mr Burns will focus his considerable pharmaceutical industry expertise on activities relating to execution of major strategic partnerships and corporate transactions.

Mr Burns brings to Mesoblast extensive international commercial, business development, and operational experience in the pharmaceutical industry. From 1991-1998, he was Global Head of... More