Biotechnology
10 Amgen executives
These ten current and former Amgen executives include the Amgen CFO, along with executive vice presidents, chief officers and senior vice presidents whose remits include operations, commercial markets, research, technology, accounting and manufacturing. Readers can ask them how a large biotechnology company plans finances, runs manufacturing and makes research decisions.
Professionals to explore
01—10Arleen Paulino
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President Global Manufacturing · Amgen
Senior Vice President Global Manufacturing at Amgen since December 2018; her profile says she is responsible for Amgen's global manufacturing operations, ensuring reliable supply of its products to patients. She was Vice President Singapore Site Operations at Amgen from 2016 to 2018, Vice President Clinical Operations & Supply Chain in 2015 and Executive Director Clinical Operations and Supply Chain from 2012 to 2015.
Brian McNamee
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer · Amgen
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer at Amgen from 2013 to 2019; his profile says he was responsible for leading Amgen's Full Potential transformation. He was Chief Human Resource Officer at Amgen from 2001 to 2013, Vice President Human Resources at Dell Technologies from 2000 to 2001 and Senior Vice President Human Resources at National Broadcasting Company from 1997 to 1999.
David Reese
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Research and Development · Amgen
Former Executive Vice President, Research and Development at Amgen (2018–2023) and former Chief Technology Officer at Amgen (December 2023 to May 2026); his profile headline describes him as a physician-scientist and former head of R&D. His profile lists a current Executive Vice President role at Amgen since June 2026, and he was Senior Vice President, Translational Sciences and Oncology from 2015 to 2018.
Esteban Santos
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Operations · Amgen
Executive Vice President, Operations at Amgen since July 2016; his profile says he is responsible for the Operations organization, which covers Manufacturing, Process Development, Quality, Engineering and Global Supply Chain. He was Senior VP, Manufacturing Operations at Amgen from 2013 to 2016, Vice president, Drug Product Operations from 2012 to 2013 and VP Site Operations from 2011 to 2012.
Gilles Marrache
LinkedInExperience: Senior Vice President General Manager Europe, Latin-America, Middle-East Africa, Canada · Amgen
Senior Vice President General Manager Europe, Latin-America, Middle-East Africa, Canada at Amgen since March 2021. He was Senior Vice President General Manager Europe Region at Amgen from 2018 to 2021, Senior Vice President General Manager Intercontinental Region from 2015 to 2018 and Vice President, Global Marketing Cardiovascular, Metabolic and Neurosciences Therapeutic Area from 2013 to 2015.
Howard Chang
LinkedInExperience: SVP Global Research & Chief Scientific Officer · Amgen
SVP Global Research & Chief Scientific Officer at Amgen since December 2024; his profile says he leads all aspects of discovery research and oversees operations in key research hubs across Amgen's global network. His profile also lists current co-founder roles at Orbital Therapeutics (since 2022), Cartography Biosciences (since 2020) and Boundless Bio (since 2019).
Matthew Busch
LinkedInExperience: Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) · Amgen
Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) at Amgen since August 2023, with a profile headline of Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer. He was Vice President Corporate Finance at Amgen from 2021 to 2023, Executive Director, Corporate Finance from 2020 to 2021, Executive Director, Corporate Accounting from 2017 to 2020 and Director, Technical Accounting and External Reporting from 2015 to 2017.
Murdo Gordon
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President Global Commercial Operations · Amgen
Executive Vice President Global Commercial Operations at Amgen since September 2018, with a profile headline of Executive Vice President, Global Markets and Policy, at Amgen. He was Chief Commercial Officer at Bristol Myers Squibb from 2016 to 2018, Head of Worldwide Markets there from 2015 to 2016 and President, US at Bristol Myers Squibb from 2013 to 2015.
Peter Griffith
LinkedInExperience: Executive Vice President, Finance and CFO · Amgen
Executive Vice President, Finance and CFO at Amgen since October 2019, a role listed as current in his profile under Finance & Accounting. He was Global Vice Chair - Corporate Development at EY from 2014 to 2019 and Global Managing Partner, Operations and Finance at EY from 2010 to 2014, and President at Sherwood Canyon Group, LLC from July to October 2019.
Sean Bruich
LinkedInExperience: Chief Technology Officer · Amgen
Chief Technology Officer at Amgen since June 2026, where his profile says he leads enterprise technology capabilities across AI/ML strategy and engineering and data strategy. He was SVP, Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Data at Amgen from 2024 to 2026, Global Vice President, Insights, Data Science, & Analytics at Nike in 2024 and VP Global Consumer Science & Insights at Nike from 2020 to 2024.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How does the finance team at a large biotechnology company decide how much to invest in research programs versus acquisitions?
- 02How are manufacturing and supply decisions made when a new medicine moves from clinical trials to commercial launch?
- 03What does a regional general manager own day to day, and how are regional results measured?
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