Vivus appoints two more to board
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Vivus has appointed another two directors to its board, continuing its recent spate of board hirings. The Mountain View, California-based company has appointed J Martin Carroll and Dr Jorge Plutzky. Mr Carroll most recently served at Boehringer Ingelheim in key roles including head of global strategy and development, and president and CEO, US, from 2003-11. Dr Plutzky, a leader in the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic disease, currently serves as director of the Vascular Disease Prevention Program.