Ipsen announced the appointment of Sandra Silvestri, M.D., Ph.D., as EVP, Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Medical Affairs, Patient Safety and Patient Affairs, effective 5 May 2023. She will serve on the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and report directly to Ipsen's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), David Loew. Sandra brings years of extensive medical experience in the global biopharmaceutical industry and joins Ipsen after spending eight years at Sanofi.

Since 2020, she has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of the General Medicines Global Business Unit, and Global Head of Medical Affairs Capabilities Centre of Excellence and Medical Hub, where she was responsible for worldwide medical affairs strategy and execution. She also represented Medical in the Company Executive Compliance Committee. Previously, for over a decade, Sandra held numerous national and international roles at Eli Lilly across R&D and Scientific Communications, and as Regional Medical Director, where she led strategic transformation projects.

Sandra is a medical doctor who specialized in endocrinology and metabolic diseases. She holds a postdoctoral fellowship in emergency medicine, a Ph.D. in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease, and a Master's degree in genetics and pharmacogenetics of bone mineral disorders. She speaks Italian, English, French.

Steven Hildemann, M.D., Ph.D., who served as Ipsen's Chief Medical Officer for three years and successfully led a deep transformation of Global Medical Affairs and Patient Safety, will leave Ipsen to pursue other opportunities after handing over to Sandra.