BMS brings in Novartis exec to round out post Celgene acquisition team

With the hire of Novartis’ Samit Hirawat, Bristol-Myers gains some of the R&D chops it needs to become less reliant on its blockbuster checkpoint inhibitors.

As it nears the close of its acquisition of Celgene Corp. (NASDAQ:CELG), Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (NYSE:BMY) announced Wednesday that its post-acquisition leadership team will lose one oncology veteran, while gaining three Celgene execs and fresh blood from Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS; SIX:NOVN)...