Eli Lilly consolidates US and international sales under new global markets unit as veteran exec retires

Eli Lilly announced that long‑time executive Patrik Jonsson will retire after 36 years with the company. Jonsson has been serving as executive vice president and president of Lilly International, overseeing the drugmaker's non‑U.S. commercial operations.

Effective Jan. 1, 2027, Lilly will merge its U.S. and international commercial divisions into a single organization called Lilly Global Markets. The company named Ilya Yuffa, currently head of Lilly USA and former president of Lilly International, as the first president of the new unit.

CEO David Ricks said Yuffa’s experience running both domestic and overseas businesses positions him to lead Lilly’s customer‑facing operations worldwide. The restructuring aims to streamline the company’s global sales and marketing efforts.