Shire Begins External Search for President of Successful Human Genetic Therapies Business, on Retirement of David Pendergast at the End of 2007.

PR Newswire Europe | March 20, 2007 | Copyright

BASINGSTOKE, England and PHILADELPHIA, March 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY, TSX: SHQ) announces that David Pendergast, President of Shire Human Genetic Therapies (HGT) business, is to retire at the end of 2007 and that it has commenced an external search for his replacement. In beginning the search now, Shire anticipates a smooth transfer of responsibilities to a high calibre candidate.

David has led Shire's HGT business since its acquisition as Transkaryotic Therapies Inc (TKT) in 2005. During his leadership, HGT has become a key business ...

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