Biogen Inc. announced the appointment of Monish Patolawala, currently President and Chief Financial Officer of 3M Company, to the Company?s Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2024. As an accomplished financial executive, Mr. Patolawala is qualified as an Audit Committee financial expert and may be asked to serve as a member of the Board?s Audit Committee. Mr. Patolawala brings more than 25 years of experience leading the financial operations and business of global industrial and healthcare businesses.

He joined 3M in 2020 and currently leads the company?s financial operations in addition to information technology, enterprise strategy, 3M?s global service centers, country prioritization and governance. Prior to joining 3M, Mr. Patolawala spent 26 years at General Electric Company, serving in various roles of increasing responsibility across GE?s businesses, including vice president of operational transformation, where he led transformation initiatives driving operating rigor and lean management across the company. Most recently, he served as the Chief Financial Officer of GE Healthcare.

Mr. Patolawala has experience leading complex businesses and financial operations through changing business cycles and interest rate environments. Mr. Patolawala also has worked at A.F. Ferguson & Co, a former KPMG affiliate providing audit, tax, and business advisory services. Mr. Patolawala is a certified chartered accountant and a certified cost accountant from the Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India.

He earned his bachelor?s degree from St. Joseph?s College of Commerce in Bangalore, India.