(Reuters) -U.S. Food and Drug Administration commissioner Marty Makary has chosen former biotech executive George Tidmarsh as the director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing a person familiar with the decision. Tidmarsh's appointment as the agency's top drug regulator could be announced as soon as Monday, the report said, citing the person who asked not to be identified. The Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the FDA, did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. Tidmarsh also did not immediately respond to email and LinkedIn requests for comment. (Reporting by Sriparna Roy in Bengaluru; Editing by Shilpi Majumdar)