Akcea Adds Vertex’s Carla Poulson as Chief Human Resources Officer

Akcea Therapeutics (NASDAQ: [[ticker:AKCA]]) appointed Carla Poulson as chief human resources officer. Poulson was most recently vice president, senior human resources business partner at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:VRTX]]). Her prior experience includes roles at grocery retail group Ahold, Pepsi Bottling Group, and ExxonMobil (NYSE: [[ticker:XOM]]).

Boston-based Akcea, a spinoff of Carlsbad, CA-based Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: [[ticker:IONS]]), is developing drugs for cardiometabolic lipid disorders.

Author: Sarah de Crescenzo

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