Astellas adds digital to its top management team

Astellas’ chief digital and transformation officer Nick Eshkenazi Japan’s Astellas has named Nick Eshkenazi to the new role of chief digital and transformation officer (CTDO), the first time it has included a digital role in its top management team. Astellas said that the appointment has been made to acknowledge that “digital initiatives and investments are critical in every part of Astellas’ business for transformation and to create value…for patients,” adding that Eshkenazi brings “experience driving complex business transformation.” Eshkenazi will take up the new role from April 1, having been employed at Astellas since November as its first chief digital officer. He will be based in Australia. A 25-year-plus veteran of the digital and technology sectors, Eshkenazi has previously held roles at gifting business Prezzee, retail chains Woolworths and Costco, and e-commerce company Fanatics. He is also a strategic advisor to Australian biosecurity specialist ExoFlare, which uses data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning to protect businesses and build supply chain resilience. Astellas formally launched a digital transformation drive in 2021, saying it intends to implement technologies like data analytics, AI, robotics and other digital platforms to revolutionise the way its products are designed, created, tested, and analysed. The strategy, […]

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