Ex­elix­is mourns the deaths of two long­time ex­ec­u­tives

Ex­elix­is is griev­ing the loss of two long­time ex­ec­u­tives this week, one of whom suc­cumbed to a lengthy bat­tle with can­cer and the oth­er of whom had been on med­ical leave since June.

Gisela Schwab, Ex­elix­is’ soft-spo­ken CMO of the last 15 years, passed away over the week­end, CEO Michael Mor­ris­sey an­nounced on Mon­day. Al­though it’s un­clear what caused her death, the on­col­o­gist took a med­ical leave of ab­sence back on June 18. The news comes days af­ter the pass­ing of Jon Berndt, Ex­elix­is’ se­nior VP of sales.

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