Nancy J. Wysenski

Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer

Nancy Wysenski joined Vertex in December 2009. As Chief Commercial Officer for Vertex, Ms. Wysenski has broad responsibility for sales, marketing, market research and sales operations activities as the company creates and executes commercial plans to support the potential launch of its late-stage product opportunities.

Ms. Wysenski has more than 30 years of experience in building commercial operations and in developing and implementing sales and marketing activities for major pharmaceutical products. Prior to joining Vertex, Ms. Wysenski held the position of Chief Operating Officer at Endo Pharmaceuticals, a 1200-person specialty pharmaceutical company, where she led sales, marketing, commercial operations, supply chain management, human resources and various business development initiatives. Prior to her role at Endo, Ms. Wysenski was a co-founder of EMD Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the North American subsidiary of Merck KGaA, where she held various leadership positions, including the role of President and CEO from 2001 to 2006 and Vice President of Commercial from 1999 to 2001. From 1984 to 1998, Ms. Wysenski held several sales-focused roles at major pharmaceutical companies, including Vice President of Field Sales for Astra Merck, Inc.

After earning a B.S. in Nursing from Kent State University, Ms. Wysenski joined the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio where she worked as a nurse from 1977 to 1984. Ms. Wysenski also holds an Executive Masters in Business Administration from Baldwin Wallace College.

Ms. Wysenski serves on the North Carolina Central University Board of Trustees and is a founder of the Research Triangle Park chapter of the Healthcare Business Women’s Association. She has also served on the Board of Directors for several publicly-traded biotechnology companies.