Immuneering Corporation announced that it has appointed Harold E. Brakewood (“E.B.”) as its Chief Business Officer. Mr. Brakewood, who has more than 25 years of experience as a senior executive in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry, will be responsible for corporate and business development, new product planning, and commercial strategy. Mr. Brakewood has extensive leadership experience in dealmaking, new product planning and commercialization of new medicines.

He joins Immuneering from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals where he most recently served as Vice President, Business Unit Head for oncology, Covid-19, and new product planning. At Regeneron, his teams launched three medicines in six indications in the U.S. and globally, including the anti-PD1 Libtayo for patients with advanced cancers. Prior to Regeneron, Mr. Brakewood held several positions of increasing responsibility over 20 years at Merck (MSD), including strategic planning during the launch of Keytruda, business development, brand management, and leadership of an oncology start-up venture.

Mr. Brakewood received an MBA from Harvard Business School, an M.A. in physics from Dartmouth College and a B.A. in physics from Bowdoin College.