Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. announced that Adesh Kaul will join the company's management committee as Chief Corporate Development Officer, effective March 01, 2018. He will continue to be responsible for strategic planning, business development & licensing, investor relations and public relations. Mr. Kaul has served as the company's Head of Corporate Development and as a member of the company's Extended Management Committee since March 2016. Before joining the company, he held various positions at Polyphor Ltd., including CFO and Head Corporate Development. Prior to this, he served as Basilea's Head Business Development, Licensing & Investor Relations and Head Public Relations & Corporate Communications.