Portola Pharmaceuticals has appointed Tao Fu as executive vice president, chief commercial and business officer. Mr. Fu joins Portola from Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), where he was vice president and head of mergers and acquisitions and alliance management. At Portola, Mr. Fu will be responsible for the company’s commercial operations and business development and will serve on the executive committee. “Tao is a proven leader with a track record of success in the biopharmaceutical industry,” sa...