Management tracks: J&J hires Bayer’s Swanson; plus Torque, Dynavax, Pact, Deciphera, NextCure, Retrophin, Verve, Jnana and more

Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) hired Jim Swanson as EVP and group chief information officer. He was CIO and head of digital transformation, crop science, at Bayer AG (Xetra:BAYN). Swanson replaces Stuart McGuigan, who left in March to become chief information officer at the U.S. State Department.

Torque Therapeutics Inc. said Executive Chairman John Cox will become CEO, with Flagship Pioneering’s Doug Cole becoming chairman of the immuno-oncology company. Cox was CEO of Bioverativ Inc., leading its spin out from Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB) in 2016 and its $11.6 billion takeout by Sanofi (Euronext:SAN; NASDAQ:SNY) last year. Flagship launched Torque with a $25 million series A in 2017 (see "Backpacks for CARs")...