Amgen Names Phyllis Piano Vice President, Corporate Communications and Philanthropy

Piano joins Amgen after serving as vice president, CorporateAffairs and Communications at Raytheon Company, a $20 billionaerospace and defense company, and a member of Raytheon's leadershipteam. Prior to joining Raytheon, she served as vice president, PublicAffairs for Cooper Industries, Inc., a manufacturer of electricalproducts, tools and hardware, and automotive products. Piano alsospent 17 years at General Electric where she progressed throughpositions of increasing responsibility in communications, includingher role as head of communications at GE Medical Systems.

About Amgen

Amgen discovers, develops and delivers innovative humantherapeutics. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen was one of thefirst companies to realize the new science's promise by bringing safeand effective medicines from lab, to manufacturing plant, to patient.Amgen therapeutics have changed the practice of medicine, helpingmillions of people around the world in the fight against cancer,kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and other serious illnesses.With a broad and deep pipeline of potential new medicines, Amgenremains committed to advancing science to dramatically improvepeople's lives. To learn more about our pioneering science and ourvital medicines, visit www.amgen.com.

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