Insmed Appoints Samuele Butera as Senior Vice President, General Manager, Global Respiratory
BRIDGEWATER, N.J., June 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Insmed Incorporated (NASDAQ:INSM), a people-first global biopharmaceutical company striving to deliver first- and best-in-class therapies to transform the lives of patients facing serious diseases, today announced the appointment of Samuele Butera as Senior Vice President, General Manager, Global Respiratory, effective today. In this new role, Mr. Butera will assume responsibility for leading Insmed's Respiratory Therapeutic Area. Mr. Butera will report to Will Lewis, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, and serve as a member of Insmed's Executive Committee.
"We are thrilled to welcome Samuele to Insmed," said Will Lewis, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Insmed. "His depth of commercial expertise and proven ability to lead high-performing teams in some of the most complex and competitive therapeutic areas in our industry will be invaluable as he assumes leadership of our Respiratory Therapeutic Area. I am confident that Samuele's experience and passion for patients will be instrumental as we continue to execute on the launch of BRINSUPRI, the potential expansion of ARIKAYCE's label, and our broad TPIP development program."
Mr. Butera joins Insmed with more than two decades of commercial leadership experience across global and U.S. markets. Most recently, he served as President, Pulmonary Hypertension & Retina, at Johnson & Johnson, where he led the significant growth of the multi-billion-dollar business unit and launch of OPSYNVI® (macitentan and tadalafil). While at Johnson & Johnson, he also served as Worldwide Vice President, Infectious Diseases & Vaccines, where he built the global commercial organization and co-led the company's expansion into vaccines (including COVID) and therapeutics.
Prior to Johnson & Johnson, Mr. Butera held several senior leadership roles at Novartis, including Global Head of Cell & Gene Therapies, where he led the worldwide launch of KYMRIAH® (tisagenlecleucel), the first CAR-T therapy. He also served as Vice President & Head of Oncology CAR-T U.S. and as Vice President & Head of North America for Sandoz Biopharmaceuticals. Earlier in his career, Mr. Butera held roles at McKinsey & Company, Goldman Sachs, and the United Nations, providing him with a uniquely broad foundation across strategy, finance, and global health. Mr. Butera holds a Master in Public Policy from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Science in International Economics from Università Bocconi in Milan, Italy.
"I am incredibly excited to join Insmed and lead the Respiratory Therapeutic Area at such a defining moment for the Company," said Mr. Butera. "Insmed has built a respiratory portfolio and pipeline that have the potential to meaningfully change the lives of patients. I look forward to working with the talented Insmed team to advance the already successful launch of BRINSUPRI, accelerate the growth of ARIKAYCE through the potential label expansion, and continue developing TPIP and other promising candidates for the patients who need them most."
About Insmed
Insmed Incorporated is a people-first global biopharmaceutical company striving to deliver first- and best-in-class therapies to transform the lives of patients facing serious diseases. The Company is advancing a diverse portfolio of approved and mid- to late-stage investigational medicines—including two approved therapies to treat chronic, debilitating lung diseases—as well as cutting-edge drug discovery focused on serving patient communities where the need is greatest. Insmed's commercial portfolio and clinical pipeline are organized around three therapeutic areas: Respiratory, Immunology & Inflammation, and Neuro & Other Rare. The Company's research engine is advancing a wide range of technologies and modalities, including gene therapy, AI-driven protein engineering, RNA end-joining, and synthetic rescue, in the pursuit of future pipeline candidates.
Headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey, Insmed has offices and research locations throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. Insmed is proud to be recognized as one of the best employers in the biopharmaceutical industry, including spending five consecutive years as the No. 1 Science Top Employer. Visit www.insmed.com to learn more or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, and X.
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