Celgene Appoints Gerald Masoudi As EVP, General Counsel And Corporate Secretary

(RTTNews) - Celgene Corp. (CELG) announced that it has appointed Gerald Masoudi as Executive Vice President or EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, effective June 1, 2015. Masoudi will be responsible for global legal strategy and will serve on the company's Executive Committee.

Masoudi will succeed Lawrence Stein, Celgene's Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary since 2012, who is retiring from Celgene following a distinguished business and legal career that also included serving as General Counsel for Wyeth and Genetics Institute and as a partner at the law firm Arnold & Porter, Celgene stated.

Commenting on Masoudi, the company said he joins Celgene from Covington & Burling LLP, where he is a partner and serves as co-chair of the Food and Drug practice group. Before joining Covington, Masoudi served as Chief Counsel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Prior to joining FDA, Masoudi served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for international, policy and appellate matters in the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.