Roche Appoints Wafaa Mamilli as Chief Digital Technology Officer

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Roche has appointed Wafaa Mamilli as chief digital technology officer. According to the company, Mamilli will join the company’s corporate executive committee and will be in charge of the Informatics function, a role previously held by Alan Hippe. In turn, Hippe will focus solely on his role as chief financial officer. The changes will go into effect on February 10, 2025.¹

“With the speed of technology and its strategic importance to our business now and for the future, I am thrilled to have Wafaa Mamilli joining us. She is a visionary leader with deep technical and business expertise who will be instrumental in leveraging the power of digitalization and artificial intelligence across our business,” said Thomas Schinecker, CEO, Roche, in a press release.

Prior to joining Roche, Mamillii was the chief digital technology officer and group president of China, Brazil, and precision animal health for Zoetis and worked for over 20 years in a number of roles for Eli Lilly and Company, where she eventually served as global chief information officer. She holds a master’s degree in computer science from the National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics in Rabat, Morocco, as well as a master’s degree in business applications of information and technology from Université Rennes in Rennes, France, and attended the advanced management program at Harvard Business School.¹

Reference

1. Change to the Roche Enlarged Corporate Executive Committee. Roche. January 28, 2025. Accessed January 29, 2025. https://www.roche.com/media/releases/med-cor-2025-01-29