Chimerix, Inc. announced the appointment of Thomas Riga as Chief Operating and Commercial Officer. Prior to joining Chimerix, Mr. Riga served as President and Chief Executive Officer at Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, through its acquisition in July. Prior to being named CEO of Spectrum, Mr. Riga served as the Chief Commercial Officer for nine years and Chief Operating Officer for five years.

Before joining Spectrum, he led multiple oncology product teams holding commercial sales and marketing leadership positions at Dendreon, Amgen and Eli Lilly and Company. He began his career at Wyeth Ayerst Laboratories in pharmaceutical manufacturing. Mr. Riga holds a B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from St.

Lawrence University.