Ester Banque

Chief Commercial Officer

As Chief Commercial Officer, Ester Banque leads Moderna’s commercial organization.



Ms. Banque brings more than 30 years of commercial leadership experience across biopharmaceuticals and animal health. Most recently, she served as Executive Vice President and President, U.S. Operations at Zoetis, where she led the company’s largest market and oversaw its U.S. commercial operations. Prior to Zoetis, she was Senior Vice President and General Manager of Bristol Myers Squibb’s U.S. Hematology & Cell Therapy Business, where she accelerated the launch of five new products. Before joining Bristol Myers Squibb, Ms. Banque spent 25 years at Novartis in leadership roles across multiple therapeutic areas and geographies, including leading the Europe and U.S. commercialization of one of the company’s most successful launches and serving as General Manager, Oncology, Germany.

Ms. Banque earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and a Master of Business Administration from Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Spain.