PolyPeptide Group AG announced the appointment of Neil Thompson as Director Global Sales and Marketing and member of the Executive Committee. As per 1 January 2022, he will succeed Jan Christensen, who will step down after 11 years in the role. Neil James Thompson (49, British) joined PolyPeptide in 2004 and held various sales and business development roles, most recently, since 2019, as Group Commercial Director. He graduated from Liverpool John Moores University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Chemistry and Biochemistry. Jan Christensen (61, Danish) joined PolyPeptide in 2002 as Head of Generics Europe, then had various positions with increasing responsibilities. In 2010 he was appointed Director Global Sales and Marketing. After stepping down from his executive position in January 2022, Mr. Christensen will support selected business development projects before retiring towards the end of 2022.