Cerus Corporation announced that Alicia Goodman has been appointed to the role of Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO). In this role, she will focus on sustaining and evolving the talent and organizational structure to support the future of the business as the leader in safeguarding the global blood supply. Ms. Goodman will also serve as a member of the Company?s Executive Leadership Team.

Ms. Goodman previously led HR at Aimmune Therapeutics for the last four years, where she drove talent and organizational initiatives supporting the company?s growth strategy, both before and after Aimmune?s acquisition by Nestle Health Science. Prior to Aimmune, she held HR leadership positions with Millendo Therapeutics and Novartis AG, as well as head of her own HR consultancy providing CHRO support to various start-up biotech organizations.