Friday, October 03, 2008

Amgen Appoints Francois de Carbonnel to the Company's Board of Directors

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Oct 03, 2008 – Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Francois de Carbonnel to the Company’s Board. Mr. de Carbonnel, 61, is a consultant and corporate financial advisor. He is also chairman of the board of Thomson S.A. (Euronext Paris:18453; NYSE:TMS), an international multimedia corporation. He is also a member of the boards of Pages Jaunes S.A., a French public company, Quilvest S.A., a public Luxembourg company, Ecofin Global Utilities Hedge Fund Ltd. and Ecofin North America Utilities Hedge Fund Ltd., both Irish public companies. His appointment brings the number of Amgen Board members to 12. Mr. de Carbonnel will serve as a member of the Audit and Governance and Nominating Committees of the Board.

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