Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated announced that Suketu Upadhyay elected to its board of directors as an independent director. Upadhyay is a global business executive with more than 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and medical technology sectors, serving in financial and strategy roles covering multiple areas of the life sciences sector. He is currently the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Zimmer Biomet, a position he has held since July 2019.