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Cytokinetics Appoints Jeffrey J. Hessekiel as Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer

PUBLIC · CYTKNov 14, 2025

Position

Chief Administrative Officer

Company

Cytokinetics

Jeffrey J. Hessekiel
jhessekiel@cytokinetics.com
South San FranciscoBiotechnologyHealth CareTherapeutics

Description

On November 13, 2025, Cytokinetics, Incorporated announced the hiring of Jeffrey J Hessekiel as their Executive Vice President, Chief Legal and Administrative Officer. His appointment is effective as of November 14, 2025. Prior to joining Cytokinetics, Mr Hessekiel served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Exelixis, Inc for over a decade.

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Company

Cytokinetics

Location

South San Francisco, California, United States

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Cytokinetics is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class muscle activators and next-in-class muscle inhibitors as potential treatments for debilitating diseases in which muscle performance is compromised and/or declining. As a leader in muscle biology and the mechanics of muscle performance, we are developing small molecule drug candidates specifically engineered to impact muscle function and contractility.

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