Otonomy, Inc. announced the appointment of George J. Morrow to the board of directors. Mr. Morrow brings more than 30 years of experience in pharmaceutical commercial operations for leading pharmaceutical companies including Amgen, GlaxoSmithKline and Merck. From 2003 until his retirement in 2011, Mr. Morrow served as executive vice president, global commercial operations at Amgen where he was responsible for commercial and government affairs activities across 50 countries including the United States.

Mr. Morrow led global commercial operations for Amgen for nearly a decade overseeing commercial and government affairs activities across 50 countries, and continued to serve as a consultant to the company following his retirement. Prior to his retirement Mr. Morrow held the role of executive vice president, global commercial operations, and prior to this position he was the executive vice president of worldwide sales and marketing. Mr. Morrow currently serves on the board of directors of Vical Incorporated and Align Technology, Inc. He previously served on the board of directors of Safeway Inc.