Ipsen has announced the appointment of Dr. Alexandre Lebeaut as Executive Vice-President, R&D, and Chief Scientific Officer, effective immediately. Dr. Lebeaut will report directly to David Meek, CEO of Ipsen, and serve on the Executive Leadership Team. Dr. Lebeaut joined Ipsen in 2013 as Senior Vice President, Chief Development Officer, Global Drug Development and was appointed Interim Head of R&D in December 2016.

"It is my great pleasure to appoint Dr. Lebeaut to lead Ipsen’s R&D organization. He brings outstanding medical and leadership experience from global pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies," said David Meek, CEO of Ipsen. "Dr. Lebeaut has consistently demonstrated an unwavering commitment to innovation, collaboration and successful execution of drug development strategies. During his four years at Ipsen, Dr. Lebeaut has been instrumental in successfully leading our global development programs."

Dr. Lebeaut earned his M.D. from Paris Diderot University and specialized in Pediatrics from Paris Descartes University. Before joining Ipsen, he held several global leadership positions in Clinical Development and Medical Affairs with biopharmaceutical companies including Axcan Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi, Novartis and Schering Plough Research Institute.