Exelixis Announces Appointment of Amy Peterson, M.D., as Executive Vice President, Product Development & Medical Affairs, and Chief Medical Officer

Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL) today announced it has appointed Amy Peterson, M.D., its next Executive Vice President, Product Development & Medical Affairs, and Chief Medical Officer. Dr. Peterson is a veteran oncology drug development leader whose experience includes senior clinical development and operational roles at Genentech, Medivation, BeiGene and CytomX. She joins Exelixis as the company accelerates development of its product pipeline and builds on the success of its global cabozantinib oncology franchise.

“With an exciting product pipeline and a culture of focused execution in the discovery, development and commercialization of differentiated oncology products, Exelixis stands apart in our industry,” said Dr. Peterson. “I’m excited to join the company and lead its development organization as it advances a new wave of potentially transformative therapies for patients in need.”

Dr. Peterson received her M.D. from Thomas Jefferson University, completed a residency in internal medicine at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and undertook a hematology/oncology fellowship at the University of Chicago. She began her industry career at Genentech, where she oversaw the development of early-stage molecules targeting multiple major pathways in oncology, including Investigational New Drug submission and phase 1 workstreams for atezolizumab (TECENTRIQ). After Genentech, Dr. Peterson joined Medivation, where she was part of the filing team for the initial FDA approval of enzalutamide (XTANDI) in prostate cancer and led breast cancer development for both enzalutamide and talazoparib (TALZENNA). At BeiGene, she was the company’s Chief Medical Officer, IO, a role in which she built the company’s global oncology development organization with oversight of all early-stage assets and solid tumor indications, including the checkpoint inhibitor tislelizumab. Most recently, Dr. Peterson was at CytomX, first as Executive Vice President and Chief Development Officer and then as President and Chief Operating Officer.

“It’s a pleasure to welcome Dr. Amy Peterson to Exelixis as the company’s next Chief Medical Officer. With nearly eighteen years of clinical development leadership experience at some of biopharma’s most notable oncology innovators, she is well suited to further accelerate our product development organization’s work as we strive to do even more for patients with cancer,” said Michael M. Morrissey, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, Exelixis. “The Exelixis team also extends its deep gratitude to Dr. Vicki Goodman for her contributions to the company during her tenure, and we wish her well.”