Frank Verwiel, M.D.
Chairman of the Board
Frank Verwiel brings more than 25 years of strategic, operational and international experience in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry to Intellia’s board of directors as its chairman. Frank also currently serves as chairman of the board of directors of ObsEva SA, a biopharmaceutical company focused on women’s reproductive health, and holds membership on the board of Bavarian Nordic A/S (CPH: BAVA). Previously, he served on the board of directors of AveXis Inc. (NASDAQ: AVXS) until the acquisition by Novartis (2018) and Achillion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ACHN) until the acquisition by Alexion (2020), Inc. He was also a member of the board of the Biotechnology Innovation Organization.
Frank possesses significant biotech and pharmaceutical experience, having been the president and chief executive officer of Aptalis Pharma Inc., prior to its acquisition in 2014 by Forest Laboratories. Additionally, Frank led the global hypertension franchise at Merck & Co., served as managing director of Merck’s Dutch subsidiary, and held numerous leadership positions in the commercial organization at Servier Laboratories.
Frank received an M.D. from Erasmus University in Rotterdam, Netherlands. He received his MBA from the Institut Européen d’Administration des Affaires (INSEAD) in Fontainebleau, France.