Santiago Arroyo

Dr. Santiago Arroyo received his medical degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid and his Ph.D. from the University of Barcelona, Spain. He is born on 2 June 1960 and is a US citizen. He is nominated for election to H. Lundbeck A/S’ Board of Directors at the 2021 annual general meeting.

Dr. Arroyo brings with him more than 30 years of experience in academic neurology and pharmaceutical research and development. As an academic neurologist, Dr. Arroyo held faculty positions at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona and the Medical College of Wisconsin where he was Associate Professor of Neurology. He has special expertise in pediatric and adult epilepsy and electrophysiology.

In 2003, Dr. Arroyo joined the pharmaceutical industry and has held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility in clinical research and development. Most recently, he served as Chief Medical Officer of Momenta Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company located in Massachusetts, USA, focusing on discovering and developing novel therapeutics to treat rare, immune-mediated diseases. The company was acquired in 2020 by Johnson & Johnson. Prior to his role at Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Arroyo served as Chief Medical Officer of Boston Pharmaceuticals focusing on the therapeutic areas of immunoscience, oncology and infectious diseases. Dr. Arroyo also held the roles of Senior Vice President, Head of Clinical Research and Chief Medical Officer of Biotherapeutics and Pharmatherapeutics at Pfizer Inc. in the areas of Neurology, Psychiatry Pain, Cardiovascular and Metabolism, Regenerative Medicine and Rare Diseases. He was Therapeutic Area Head for Neurosciences, Discovery Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology at Bristol-Myers Squibb and Neurology Global Therapeutic Area Head for Eisai Global Clinical Development.

Dr. Arroyo’s special qualifications for serving on H. Lundbeck A/S’ Board of Directors include his therapeutic and deep scientific expertise in neuroscience and beyond as well as strategic and business vision. His leadership roles in academic and pharmaceutical areas, combined with more recent biotech experience and success, provide a solid platform for adding scientific and business development perspectives to H. Lundbeck A/S’ future path.