BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. announced that Cristin Hubbard has been named executive vice president and chief commercial officer. Ms. Hubbard will assume responsibility for the company's global commercial operations, effective May 20, succeeding Jeff Ajer. Ms. Hubbard is a proven leader who brings to BioMarin more than 20 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical and diagnostics industries.

She served most recently as the head of Global Product Strategy for Roche Pharma, where she was responsible for lifecycle management, accelerating delivery of the company's medicines from development to commercialization, across five therapeutic areas. She was also accountable for delivering portfolio prioritization and integrated strategic plans across the company's entire portfolio. Prior to that, she served as global head of Diagnostics Partnering for Roche Diagnostics, with responsibility for driving growth through licensing deals and acquisitions.

Over more than 16 years at Roche and Genentech, she served in a number of senior roles across therapeutic areas, including immunology, infectious disease, oncology, ophthalmology and hemophilia. She brings significant expertise and leadership experience in both launching and growing successful new medicines. Ms. Hubbard started her career as a medicinal chemist at Theravance, before joining Roche and Genentech.

She holds a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She also completed the Graduate Program of Health Management at the University of California, Berkeley, earning an MBA from the Haas School of Business and an MPH from the School of Public Health. Mr. Ajer will continue to lead the commercial organization until May 20.

He has worked at BioMarin for more than 18 years, including 11 as chief commercial officer. He played a pivotal role in the introduction of each of the company's medicines, transforming care for thousands of patients.