Forma Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. announced the appointment of Agustín Melián, M.D. to EVP, head of research and development and Linea Aspesi to SVP, chief human resources officer. Both executives will join Forma effective July 11, 2022. Agustín Melián, M.D. With more than 20 years in industry, Dr. Melián has developed an impressive track record developing patient- centric, rare and orphan disease therapies across multiple therapeutic areas, multiple modalities, and all phases of development. As the first chief medical officer at AlloVir, Inc., Dr. Melian played a foundational role building its development organization, taking the company through its initial public offering, and advancing programs through early and late-stage development. Dr. Melián also served as an SVP at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., managing multiple therapeutic areas and functions, while advancing programs that quadrupled the number of products on the market during his tenure at the company. Prior to Alexion, Dr. Melián served more than thirteen years at Merck & Co, Inc. in various development roles of increasing responsibility, including as global medical organization leader and head of emerging markets clinical development, and head of Japanese clinical development. In this capacity, he led the cross- functional research and development medical staff outside of the U.S. as well as Japan. He oversaw clinical trial execution in approximately 40 countries including in Latin America, Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. Dr. Melián received his B.S. in molecular biochemistry and biophysics along with an M.D. from Yale University. He completed his post-graduate training at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Melián.Linea AspesiMs. Aspesi brings more than twenty-five years of human resources leadership experience in life sciences and health care services to Forma with proven success aligning talent plans to company vision, mission, values, and strategy while fostering an equitable, inclusive, and dynamic environment. As chief human resources officer at Saniona, Inc., Ms. Aspesi partnered with the CEO to build a diverse executive team and functions, in addition to defining and driving cultural transformational strategies to prepare the organization for commercial launch. At Sobi, Inc., she served as vice president and head of human resources & office management for North America where she provided strategic leadership to design and execute a significant expansion strategy of the North American business in sales/marketing, market access and government affairs, medical affairs, and commercial innovation. Prior to Sobi, she served as head of human resources
and a member of the North America HR leadership team at Sanofi, shaping talent strategies for the North America manufacturing and quality organization, Boston Hub Research and Development, and Sanofi Genzyme.