Astellas Pharma Inc. announced that Bernhardt G. Zeiher, M.D., F.C.C.P., F.A.C.P., ("Bernie"), was promoted to Chief Medical Officer (CMO), effective April 1, 2018. Zeiher will continue serving as president of Development, while now also overseeing all other functions of Astellas' Medical and Development (M&D) organization, including Clinical and Research Quality Assurance, Medical Affairs, Pharmacovigilance, Planning & Administration, and Regulatory Affairs. Reporting directly to Astellas president and CEO, Kenji Yasukawa, Ph.D., Zeiher will join the company's top executive leadership team. He will continue to lead the organization from Northbrook, Ill., Astellas' headquarters for M&D and its Americas operations. In his new role, Zeiher will focus on further integrating and enhancing Astellas' delivery of its global innovative pipeline and driving support for the appropriate use of its products.