Alison Hood promoted at Vernalis
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Vernalis (UK) has promoted Alison Hood to general counsel and company secretary, moving from her previous role within the company's legal group. She joined Vernalis in 2007, after spending seven years at Celltech (now owned by UCB), where she worked as senior legal advisor and later as associate general counsel. Ms Hood's appointment follows the departure of John Slater, who stepped down as chief operating officer at the end of September; the positions of general counsel and company secretary previously formed part of Mr Slater's role.