Most recently, Ms Barrett held the position of vice president and general manager of oncology business unit at Cephalon. Ms Barrett’s previous oncology experience also includes managing Johnson & Johnson’s cancer therapeutics business and overseeing its new business development and licensing and acquisitions.
Ms Barrett holds a bachelor of science in business administration from the University of Louisiana in Lafayette, Louisiana and an MBA in marketing from St Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Garry Nicholson, president and general manager of oncology business unit at Pfizer, said: “Liz Barrett has extensive global expertise in oncology which is directly applicable to the challenges and opportunities that we face in becoming a world leader in oncology.”