Ipsen appoints Josep Catllà as EVP, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer

PARIS, FRANCE, 06 June 2024 – Ipsen (Euronext: IPN; ADR: IPSEY), a global specialty care-driven biopharmaceutical company, announced today the appointment of Josep Catllà as EVP, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, effective August 19, 2024. He will serve on the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and report directly to Ipsen’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), David Loew.

“We are thrilled to welcome Josep to Ipsen as our new Chief Corporate Affairs Officer. He brings years of experience in communications and public affairs and a proven track record of developing corporate affairs leaders. His focus on patient care and sustainability and his strategic vision will be instrumental to fostering employee engagement and partnership with stakeholders while reinforcing Ipsen’s culture of collaboration and excellence,” said David Loew, CEO, Ipsen.

Josep joins Ipsen from Sanofi, where he has spent the last 14 years in leadership positions at country, region and corporate levels. Over the last four years he has served as Head of Corporate Affairs, reporting to Sanofi’s CEO. In addition to running Communications and Public Affairs, he built a robust sustainability strategy.

Josep brings 30 years of experience in communications and public affairs and government relations, starting his career at the European Commission in Brussels in the early 1990s and leading the European Public Affairs practice of Weber Shandwick in Brussels, then running Weber Shandwick Spain & and Portugal before joining the pharmaceutical industry.

“I am incredibly excited to join Ipsen’s Executive Leadership Team and to lead the corporate affairs function as Ipsen continues to deliver innovative medicines to patients around the world. I am encouraged by the transformation and evolution of the company, building on their long history and legacy. I look forward to working with patient communities and alongside policymakers, media, and other partners to deliver on Ipsen’s mission in a sustainable manner while embarking our employees into this fascinating journey of improving people’s lives,” said Josep Catllà.

Gwenan White, EVP, Communications, External Affairs & Sustainability for the last three years, will leave Ipsen to pursue other opportunities. The Company wishes Gwenan every success in her future endeavors and would like to thank her for her leadership.

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About Ipsen

We are a global biopharmaceutical company with a focus on bringing transformative medicines to patients in three therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Disease and Neuroscience.

Our pipeline is fueled by external innovation and supported by nearly 100 years of development experience and global hubs in the U.S., France and the U.K. Our teams in more than 40 countries and our partnerships around the world enable us to bring medicines to patients in more than 80 countries.

Ipsen is listed in Paris (Euronext: IPN) and in the U.S. through a Sponsored Level I American Depositary Receipt program (ADR: IPSEY). For more information, visit ipsen.com.

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