MannKind Corporation announced that Stuart A. Tross has joined the company as its Chief People Officer, with responsibilities for Human Resources, Information Technology and West Coast Facilities. Tross will be integral in accelerating the company's development into a world-class, global biopharmaceutical company centered on the value of its human capital. He will be reporting to Matthew Pfeffer, Chief Executive Officer, and will serve on MannKind’s executive leadership team. Tross joins MannKind with several decades of leadership experience in the life sciences industry. From 2006 to 2016 he served in roles of increasing responsibility at Amgen, the last three years as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer responsible for Human Resources and Security on a global basis. From 1998 to 2006 he served in a series of leadership roles at Bristol-Myers Squibb.