Celgene welcomes new CFO
June 1, 2018Celgene Corporation has hired David V. Elkins as Executive Vice President (EVP), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), who will join the company on July 1, 2018, and become CFO effective August 1, 2018.
Elkins will succeed current CFO Peter N. Kellogg, who will become Celgene’s EVP, Chief Corporate Strategy Officer until his retirement, planned for mid-2019.
Elkins has more than 25 years of finance, strategy, operations, supply chain and business development experience in the United States, Europe and emerging markets. He joins Celgene from Johnson & Johnson (J&J), where he was Worldwide Vice President and CFO for Consumer Products, Medical Devices and Corporate Functions with $40 billion in revenue and a worldwide finance team of 1,800 employees.
Kellogg joined Celgene as CFO in August 2014. Under Mr. Kellogg’s leadership, Celgene has delivered industry-leading performance, executed multiple high-potential business development transactions to grow its pipeline, and significantly strengthened its balance sheet.
“The addition of David as our new Chief Financial Officer strengthens and expands our leadership team and positions us to capitalize on our significant opportunities through 2020 and beyond,” said Mark J. Alles, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Celgene Corporation. “Our business performance will be further enhanced by Peter’s continued strategic insight and David’s extensive industry experience leading global finance teams.”
