BioMarin names Cara Bauer as chief people officer

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) has appointed Cara Bauer, Ph.D., as Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer, effective Oct. 5, 2026, according to a press release from the San Rafael, California-based company.

Bauer succeeds Amy Wireman, who is retiring after joining BioMarin in 2013 and serving as Chief People Officer since 2019. Wireman will remain at the company in an advisory capacity during the transition.

Bauer joins BioMarin from Kyverna Therapeutics, Inc., where she served as Chief Human Resources Officer. Before joining Kyverna in October 2024, she was global head of human resources at Kite, a Gilead company. Earlier in her career, she held HR leadership roles at Riot Games, Netflix, Amgen, and Novo Nordisk.

Bauer holds a bachelor's degree in industrial and organizational psychology from DePaul University and a doctorate in the same field from Wayne State University.

"Cara is an experienced business leader who brings to the role a significant breadth of knowledge in human resources across multiple sectors at companies of varying size," said Alexander Hardy, President and Chief Executive Officer of BioMarin.

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