Patrick Treanor, responsible for the North America Business of Vifor Pharma since 2018, has left the pharmaceutical company. He is followed by Gregory Oakes since September as new President North America and Member of the Vifor Management Board. Oakes joins from Amgen where he served as Corporate Vice President, Global Integration Lead for Otezla. Prior to Amgen, he held different positions at Celgene, Novartis and Schering-Plough (Merck).