AstraZeneca today announced the appointment of Iskra Reic as Executive Vice President (EVP), International with responsibility for overall strategy and driving sustainable growth across this broad region. This encompasses China, Asian and Eurasian markets, Middle East & Africa, Latin America, Australia & New Zealand.

Having joined the Company in 2001, Iskra has held leadership positions across Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Middle East & Africa. She was appointed EVP for Europe & Canada in 2017 and joined AstraZeneca’s Senior Executive Team. Most recently, Iskra launched the Company’s Vaccines and Immune Therapies unit, successfully establishing it at the forefront of a new and exciting era of disease prevention. In this role, she was responsible for the early and late-stage development of the pipeline and portfolio, including COVID-19 and RSV vaccines and monoclonal antibodies, strategic partnerships and acquisitions, medical affairs and commercial operations.

Pascal Soriot, CEO, said: “Iskra is a highly accomplished leader with extensive international experience across multiple disciplines and a track record of improving patient access to our innovative and life-changing medicines. Her experience building partnerships will be invaluable in taking the fast-growing International region forward.”

Iskra Reic, Executive Vice President, International, said: “It is a privilege to lead this broad, diverse and innovative region as we deliver the next wave of science and innovative medicines. I look forward to working with our partners, stakeholders and colleagues to improve the lives of millions of people around the world with our leading medicines and vaccines.”

Iskra succeeds Leon Wang who is on extended leave from the Company while under investigation in China.

Biography of Iskra Reic

Iskra Reic joined AstraZeneca in 2001 and has since held numerous leadership positions within the Company, including as Executive Vice-President (EVP) for Europe & Canada and, since 2021, as EVP, Vaccines & Immune Therapies. She has also held senior roles across Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Middle East and Africa. Iskra has served on AstraZeneca’s Senior Executive Team since 2017.

As EVP, Vaccines & Immune Therapies, Iskra was responsible for both the early and late-stage development of the Unit’s pipeline and portfolio, including COVID-19 and RSV vaccines and monoclonal antibodies, strategic partnerships and acquisitions, medical affairs and commercial operations.

Iskra has a PhD and an MBA in Business and Leadership from the IEDC-Bled School of Management, Slovenia. She also holds a DMD from the Medical University of Zagreb. She is a member of the Board of Directors of myTomorrows, a global health technology company, and Steering Committee of the Partnership for Health System Sustainability and Resilience, a global collaboration dedicated to improving patient outcomes.

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