Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that it has named Aranthan "AJ" Jones II as its Chief Corporate Affairs and Communications Officer and Joakim "Kim" Wijkstrom as its Chief Marketing Officer. Mr. Jones II and Mr. Wijkstrom will report directly to Mihael H. Polymeropoulos, M.D., Vanda's President and CEO. Prior to joining Vanda, Mr. Jones II served as Global Head of Public Affairs for Burson Cohn & Wolfe (BCW) where he counseled Fortune 500 clients on corporate affairs and communications, investor relations, government relations, public policy and social impact initiatives. Prior to this position, Mr. Jones II was a senior executive at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, and was formally the Worldwide Head of Government Affairs for Gilead Sciences.