Biopharmaceutical company, Affymax, has hired Herb Cross as chief accounting officer and vice president of finance.

With more than sixteen years of experience as a financial executive, Cross joins Affymax from Facet Biotech Corporation, where he was vice president of finance. Prior to Facet Biotech, he served as corporate controller at PDL BioPharma. Earlier in his career, Cross held positions of increasing responsibility, including vice president of finance at Neoforma, a public e-commerce software company, as well as the position of manager of assurance and business advisory services at Arthur Andersen.