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Juno Therapeutics (JUNO) new Chief Commercial Officer

November 2, 2015 9:12am

Robert Azelby was appointed effective immediately, EVP, Chief Commercial Officer. Prior to joining Juno, Mr. Azelby was at Amgen, where he was VP and General Manager of Amgen’s Oncology Business Unit.

At Amgen, Mr. Azelby was responsible for the Oncology Business Unit, representing over $6 billion in annual revenue with over 600 sales and marketing personnel. Since taking over leadership in May 2012, Bob grew the business to be the second largest oncology division in the U.S.

During his 15 year tenure at Amgen, Mr. Azelby was also the Vice President of Amgen’s U.S. Oncology Sales team, which is one of the largest oncology sales teams in the U.S. In addition, Bob has been the Vice President of Amgen’s North American Commercial Effectiveness Unit, responsible for sales and marketing functions, including market research, forecasting, sales training, and sales operations. Bob garnered international experience as Amgen’s General Manager, Netherlands, responsible for all aspects of its commercial operations in that country. Before then, Bob held numerous sales and marketing positions, each with increasing responsibilities. Roles included project management, business development, regional sales management, and national marketing director. Mr. Azelby will report to Mr. Bishop. Mr. Azelby received his undergraduate degrees in Economics and Religious Studies from the University of Virginia and his Master of Business Administration from Harvard University.

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