SAN MATEO, CALIF. -- BeiGene, Ltd. (NASDAQ: BGNE; HKEX: 06160; SSE: 688235), a global oncology company, today announced the appointment of Aaron Rosenberg as Chief Financial Officer, effective July 22. Mr. Rosenberg will succeed Julia Wang, who is departing to pursue external opportunities and will stay with the Company through August to support the transition.

“We are thrilled to welcome Aaron amid a transformational year for BeiGene as we became a top 15 global oncology innovator by revenue with sustained progress to profitability and one of the most prolific and innovative pipelines in our industry including a plan to have at least 10 new molecular entities this year. Aaron’s financial leadership and impressive track record at Merck & Co. will be invaluable as we continue to responsibly scale our business and look to reinforce our global leadership in hematology as well as build future franchises in other highly prevalent cancers, including lung, breast and gastrointestinal,” said John V. Oyler, Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of BeiGene. “We extend our deep gratitude to Julia for her many significant contributions including scaling our financial capabilities to support our growth from 4,000 to over 10,000 employees across five continents, contributing to the launch of BRUKINSA®, which is one of the most successful global drug launches in oncology, raising billions of dollars in capital from the global equity markets and helping drive financial excellence to improve operational efficiency. We wish Julia well in her future endeavors.”

Mr. Rosenberg is a global finance executive with more than 20 years of experience at Merck & Co., Inc, known as Merck Sharp & Dohme outside of the United States and Canada. He was most recently Senior Vice President and Corporate Treasurer of Merck from 2021.

“I’m honored to join BeiGene at an inflection point in the Company’s growth with the opportunity to further strengthen this resilient global financial organization,” said Mr. Rosenberg. “I deeply believe in BeiGene’s mission to develop and deliver innovative cancer medicines to more patients around the world, and I’m excited to be a part of this growing company and its experienced leadership team.”

Prior to his role as Corporate Treasurer, Mr. Rosenberg served as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Planning at Merck from 2018 to 2021 with responsibilities including leading the enterprise-wide business transformation team and acting as Head of Financial Planning & Analysis. Mr. Rosenberg was Vice President and Finance Lead of Merck Animal Health from 2015 to 2018, leading a global team of 120 colleagues. He joined Merck in 2003 in ascending leadership roles in the global finance organization.

Mr. Rosenberg received a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the Warrington College of Business at the University of Florida and a Master of Business Administration from the Leonard N. Stern School of Business at New York University.