January 20, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Swiss biopharmaceutical firm Anavex Life Sciences Corp. (OTCBB: AVXL) has appointed Cameron Durrant as Executive chairman of its board of directors.

Durrant has held positions at global pharmaceutical companies including Merck & Co. (NYSE: MRK), GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) and Pharmacia, which is now part of Pfizer, Inc. (NYSE: PFE).

Most recently, Durrant spent almost three years as Worldwide vice president, Infectious Diseases, Global Strategic Marketing at Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ). He has also been CEO of two specialty pharmaceutical companies, PediaMed and Spherics.

Switzerland-based Anavex Life Sciences is engaged in the discovery and development of novel drug candidates for the treatment of cancer and neurological diseases such as Alzheimer’s, epilepsy and depression.

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