Richard Wilson

Vice President, North America, Rare Disease Franchise Head at Kyowa Kirin North America

Speaker

Mr. Wilson brings more than 25 years of diversified experience in Sales, Global/US Marketing, Alliance Management, Business Development & Licensing, and General Management.

He previously served as Vice President and Head US Endocrine Franchise at Takeda, where he had full P&L responsibility for the US Endocrine Franchise and general management for all cross-functional activities (Marketing, Sales, Medical, Market Access, Patient Services). He also represented US interests to ensure Global strategic alignment (Global Project Team) and with LCM activities including Business Development & Licensing.

He worked for 3 years at Shire and more than 11 years at Novartis, where after rising through the global ranks, he ultimately served as Executive Director of Global Strategic Alliances and as Business Development and Licensing Executive Director.

He earned his Master of Business Administration from Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management and his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from the University of Exeter.

You can learn more about Kyowa Kirin North America at: kkna.kyowakirin.com.