Gilead Sciences, Inc. announced that Deborah Telman will join the company as Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs and General Counsel, and will become a member of the company’s senior leadership team, reporting to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Daniel O’Day. Telman will assume responsibility for Gilead’s legal and corporate affairs function, which includes government and policy, and public affairs. Telman will start in her new role August 1, 2022. She will also become Corporate Secretary of Gilead. Telman will succeed Brett Pletcher, who is retiring from Gilead after 17 years with the company.
Telman brings more than 25 years of experience providing legal counsel to large companies, both in-house and in private practice. She joins Gilead from Organon, where she most recently served as the company’s legal adviser and was responsible for legal affairs, ethics and compliance, and global environmental health and safety.