ARIAD Elects of Alex Denner as Chairman of the Board of Directors

ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

today announced the election of Alexander J. Denner, Ph.D., as chairman of its board of directors in a unanimous vote effective January 8, 2016. Dr. Denner joined the ARIAD Board of Directors in February 2014 and most recently led the Board's search committee to select the Company's new CEO Paris Panayiotopoulos. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160110005030/en/ Alexander J. Denner, Ph.D (Photo: Business Wire) "I am honored to serve ARIAD's shareholders as Chairman of the Board," said Dr. Denner. "ARIAD has extremely valuable assets and highly dedicated employees. I am excited to work with Paris, our new CEO, and his team to bring a new level of accountability to the company