NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., July 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) today announced that Roopal Thakkar, M.D. who currently serves as senior vice president, chief medical officer, global therapeutics has been appointed to the position of executive vice president, research & development and chief scientific officer. In this position, Dr. Thakkar will lead the company's global R&D organization of more than 14,000 team members across all phases of discovery and development, including therapeutics and aesthet ...