Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the appointments of Robert Lisicki as Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, and Paul K. Audhya, MD, MBA, as Senior Vice President, Medical Affairs. Mr. Lisicki will report to Amit D. Munshi, Arena's President and Chief Executive Officer, and Dr. Audhya will report to Preston Klassen, MD, M.H.S., Executive Vice President, Research and Development and Chief Medical Officer. With these hires, Arena will be expanding its footprint into the Boston area. Mr. Lisicki brings over 20 years of experience in biopharmaceutical management, sales and marketing to Arena. Mr. Lisicki most recently served as General Manager, Vice President Cardio-Metabolic and Inflammation at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Dr. Audhya has over 20 years of clinical development and global medical affairs leadership experience across a range of therapeutic areas and disciplines, including rare disease. Most recently, he was Vice President, Global Strategy and Phase 4, Global Medical Affairs at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., where he led global launch and lifecycle management planning and implementation for the cystic fibrosis therapies portfolio.