Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the appointment of Ernie Meyer as executive vice president and chief human resources officer, effective August 20, 2018. As a member of the Executive Committee, Mr. Meyer will report to John T. Curnutte, M.D., Ph.D., interim co-president of Portola and head of research and development, with responsibility for leading the development and execution of the Company’s global human resources strategy. Mr. Meyer joins Portola from Celgene, where he spent more than 13 years in positions of increasing scope and responsibility. Most recently, Mr. Meyer served as executive vice president of human resources & corporate services, and played a significant role in the company’s growth and expansion from approximately 700 to more than 7,000 employees in 37 countries.