Urovant Sciences reported the appointment of Laura Pala Genatossio as senior vice president and general manager, Europe. The company also announced the promotion of Alana Darden Powell as vice president, corporate communications, and Mark Niemaszek as senior vice president, corporate planning. Genatossio, Darden Powell and Niemaszek join the Urovant Sciences executive leadership team and report to Urovant Sciences President and Chief Executive Officer James Robinson. In addition, Ted Chan has been promoted to senior vice president, associate general counsel and head of intellectual property, reporting to General Counsel Ryan Card. Genatossio will be responsible for leading the European business strategy and operations for Urovant Sciences and will be based at the company's European headquarters office in Basel, Switzerland. Most recently, Genatossio was vice president and general manager in Europe, Middle East and Africa for Sarepta Therapeutics, where she was responsible for leading regional strategy and operations, including medical affairs and administration, as well as local commercial, market access and patient affairs functions. Darden Powell will be responsible for the Urovant Sciences internal and external corporate communications programs and serves as a member of the Urovant executive leadership team. Darden Powell joined Urovant in May 2019 as executive director of marketing, transitioning to executive director of business unit operations, communications, and alliance management in September 2020. Niemaszek joined Urovant Sciences in 2020 as vice president of commercial operations. In his new role, he takes on additional responsibilities for driving execution of the company's geographic expansion, enterprise-wide, long-range strategic planning and budget process, infrastructure investment planning, and program integration. Niemaszek brings extensive sales, marketing, and operations experience from decades of experience in the global biopharmaceuticals industry. Chan will continue to oversee global intellectual property protection as the company expands its presence and operations to new geographic regions. Prior to joining Urovant Sciences in 2018, Chan served as senior patent counsel for Allergan, where he managed the international patent portfolio for the neurology and urology franchises, extended patent exclusivity for the company's key marketed and development products, enforced and defended patents in patent litigation and post-grant patent proceedings, and conducted due diligence on the company's global business development targets.