PTLA - Portola Pharmaceuticals Appoints Ted W. Love M.D. to its Board of Directors
SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTLA) today announced the appointment of Ted W. Love, M.D., to its Board of Directors. Dr. Love is a recognized industry leader with more than 25 years of experience in the discovery and development of high impact medicines.
Dr. Love currently serves as president and chief executive officer of Global Blood Therapeutics. He previously held executive positions at a number of large biopharmaceutical companies including Onyx Pharmaceuticals, Nuvelo, Inc. and Theravance, Inc. Earlier in his career, Dr. Love held a number of senior management positions at Genentech, where he oversaw the development strategy and execution that led to the approvals of six innovative medicines.
"Ted is an accomplished leader with deep scientific knowledge and an outstanding track record driving growth, advancing medical innovation and creating shareholder value," said Hollings C. Renton, Portola's Chairman of the Board. "We are pleased to welcome him to our Board during this important stage of the Company's evolution. His strategic guidance and insights will be invaluable as we continue our transition into a global, commercial organization."
"I am honored to join the Portola Board at such a significant point in the Company's history and I look forward to partnering with the Board and leadership team to help advance the Company's growth objectives, deliver life-saving medicines to patients around the world and create sustained value for shareholders," said Dr. Love.
Dr. Love holds a B.A. in molecular biology from Haverford College and an M.D. from Yale Medical School. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He currently serves on the board of directors of Amicus Therapeutics, Inc. and the Biotechnology Innovation Organization, and has served as a consultant in medicine in the Department of Cardiology at the Massachusetts General Hospital.
About Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Portola Pharmaceuticals is a global, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel therapeutics that could significantly advance the fields of thrombosis and other hematologic conditions. The Company's first two commercialized products are Andexxa® [coagulation factor Xa (recombinant), inactivated-zhzo], marketed in Europe as Ondexxya® (andexanet alfa), and Bevyxxa® (betrixaban). The company also is advancing cerdulatinib, a SYK/JAK inhibitor being developed for the treatment of hematologic cancers. Founded in 2003 in South San Francisco, California, Portola has operations in the United States and Europe.
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