Prothena names David Ford chief people officer

Prothena announced that it has named David Ford to a newly created position of Chief People Officer, reporting to Prothena President and Chief Executive Officer Gene Kinney, PhD. In this role, Mr. Ford will be responsible for people, culture, and human resources strategy to drive the company’s vision and overall growth strategy. “As we continue to advance our late-stage clinical pipeline in protein dysregulation addressing both neurodegenerative and rare peripheral amyloid diseases, we are expanding our human resources capabilities and adding the newly created position of Chief People Officer to our leadership team. We’re thrilled to welcome David as a new Prothenian as he brings an exceptional level of expertise to help lead us through this exciting time,” said Gene Kinney, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Prothena. “David brings incredible experience and will help transition Prothena from a clinical stage company to a commercially successful company.”