Biotest Pharmaceuticals names new chief executive

Jordan Siegel is promoted from chief financial officer

Jordan Siegel will become chief executive of Biotest Pharmaceuticals Corporation (BPC), a wholly owned subsidiary of Biotest AG of Dreieich, Germany, on 1 May.

BPC’s interim chief executive, Georg Floss, will return to Germany on 30 April to assume the role of global head of operations at Biotest AG.

Siegel has been BPC’s senior vice president, finance and chief financial officer since its inception in 2007.

BPC researches, develops and manufactures biotherapeutic products for immunology and haematology. The firm is a leader in the collection of source plasma and is currently involved in the development of plasma protein products in the field of Primary Immune Deficiency (PID) and various hyperimmune (IG) products. It owns and manages 12 plasmapherisis centres across the US and a manufacturing facility in Boca Raton, Florida.

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