Biogen Idec has appointed Gregory Covino as chief accounting officer and vice president of finance.

Since 2010, Covino served as vice president of corporate analysis and control executive at medical device company Boston Scientific Corporation. He also served as  vice president of international finance from 2008 to 2010.

Prior to that, he held several finance positions at electrical products company Hubbell Incorporated, including vice president, chief accounting officer, and controller from 2002 to 2008, interim chief financial officer from 2004 to 2005, and director of corporate accounting from 1999 to 2002.