Robert Brown

Rob Brown joins Brickell as Chief Executive Officer, after having spent over 30 years at Eli Lilly and Company, where he most recently served as chief marketing officer (CMO) and senior vice president of marketing from 2009 through 2018. As CMO, Brown was responsible for building and leading marketing capabilities across Lilly’s pharmaceutical business units, including diabetes, oncology, emerging markets and Lilly Bio-Medicines.

Prior to his role as CMO, Brown held the position of vice president and chief marketing officer for Lilly USA from 2007 - 2009, where he partnered with the business units to ensure Lilly continued to develop industry leading marketing capabilities, streamline and improve marketing processes, and transform marketing by building a consumer marketing center of excellence.

From 2003-2007, Brown was the executive director of marketing for the Intercontinental region, including responsibility for Europe. As the head marketer for Lilly’s international operations, Brown was responsible for the marketing of all Lilly products outside the United States.

Brown previously served as the global marketing director for Cialis and Lilly ICOS, a 50/50 joint venture between Lilly and ICOS Corp from 1999-2003. Brown oversaw the global marketing strategy for the first competitor to Viagra and influenced the product development to ensure maximum market value. In 2004, Cialis was awarded Best Brand Launch of the Year by the Pharmaceutical Marketing Congress.

In addition, Brown held a variety of other leadership roles of increasing responsibility within Lilly’s sales, marketing and product management departments, including serving as general manager for Lilly China, where he helped Lilly establish its presence. During his tenure as GM, he managed a joint venture in Suzhou, oversaw the construction of Lilly’s first manufacturing facility and expanded the affiliate’s reach from 12 to 45 cities. Notably, Brown also helped establish STC Corporation, a generic subsidiary for Lilly, and served as its first president.

Brown joined Lilly in 1985, after receiving a bachelor’s degree in economics from DePauw University and a master’s in business administration from Indiana University. Brown currently serves on the board of trustees of Franklin College.