Hired someone new and exciting? Promoted a rising star? Finally solved that hard-to-fill spot? Share the news with us and we’ll share with it others. That’s right. Send us your announcements and we’ll find a home for them. Don’t be shy. Everyone wants to know who is coming and going, especially with all the layoffs. Despite the downsizing, there is movement. Here are some of the latest changes. Recognize anyone?

And here is our regular feature. Send us a photo and we will spotlight a different person each week. This time around, we note that AstraZeneca hired John Yee as vp and US head medical officer. Previously, he was vp and global head, evidence-based medicine and health outcomes research at Genzyme, where he spent eight years. And before that, Yee was a faculty member at Harvard Medical School and Children’s Hospital in Boston.

Arena Pharmaceuticals says cfo Robert Hoffman resigned;
Eli Lilly named Sue Mahony head of oncology drugs;
Eli Lilly named Steve Fry sr vp of human resources;
Pevioan Biotech named Didier Hoch as board chairman;
Cornerstone Therapeutics hired Vincent Morgus as cfo;
Ligand Pharmaceuticals added John LaMattina to its board;
Shire hired Lawson Macartney has sr vp for the emerging business unit;
Shire hired Mario Saltarelli as sr vp of clinical development and medical affairs;
Aqua Pharmaceuticals hired Ted White as vp of sales;
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals hired Martha Carter as chief regulatory officer;
PhRMA hired Josephine Martin as exec vp of public affairs;
Patheon hired Jim Mullen as ceo;
Bayer says Gary Balkema is retiring as head of consumer healthcare;
Cellerant Therapeutics hired Margaret Dillon as vp of regulatory affairs;
Cellerant Therapeutics hired Robert Tressler as vp of R&D:
Consumer Products Association hired Vera Grill as director of federal affairs;
Anavex Life Sciences hired Angelos Stergiou as vp clinical development and med affairs;
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney added Linda Pissott Reig as a shareholder in the FDA/biotech practice;

Ladder shot thx to Robert CB on Flickr Creative Commons