Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. announced that, as of January 1, 2017, Ursula Eberhardt will take the role of head of global human resources and join the extended management committee which reports to the chief executive officer. Ms. Eberhardt succeeds Heidi McDaid, who retires as of December 31, 2016. Ms. Eberhardt has served in various positions in Basilea's corporate department and human resources team since joining Basilea in 2006 and most recently was deputy head of global human resources.