Shire Director and Senior Management Changes

Shire has announced changes to its Executive Committee.

Jeff Poulton, Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving Shire at the end of the year to serve as CFO at Indigo Ag, Inc., a start-up company based in Boston that uses the plant microbiome to improve the productivity and sustainability of agriculture. The Board will commence a formal search for a successor and Jeff will continue to serve in his current role as this search progresses. During this transition period, Jeff will remain on the Executive Committee and on the Board of Directors of Shire. Jeff will also continue to support the company's on-going strategic review of its business.

"It is with regret that we announce Jeff's upcoming departure. Having held numerous roles within the Company, Jeff has demonstrated steadfast commitment to Shire through a very intense period of activity and has made significant contributions to our organization," Dr. Flemming Ornskov, MD, MPH, Chief Executive Officer, said. "Jeff will continue to lead the Shire Finance team through the Q3 reporting period and to the end of the year, and will play an active role in the search for his successor.  On behalf of all Shire employees, we are grateful to Jeff for his dedication and leadership and wish him the very best in his future endeavors."       

The company also announced Joanne Cordeiro has been appointed Chief Human Resources Officer and a member of the Executive Committee, effective immediately. Joanne takes over the role held by Ginger Gregory.  Joanne joined Shire in March 2011 and has been serving as Interim Head of Human Resources since March 2017. Before joining Shire, Joanne served in various Human Resources management and executive search roles at Teradyne, Covansys Corporation, Avid Technology, and Sybase.