Gitte Aabo becomes new CEO of LEO Pharma

Company: LEO Pharma A/S

Appointee: Gitte Aabo

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Gitte Aabo has become chief executive officer (CEO) of LEO Pharma A/S of Denmark, succeeding Ernst Lunding who has become the company’s chairman and head of the LEO Foundation. The appointments took effect 1 January 2008.

Ms Aabo has worked for LEO since 1992, most recently as deputy chief executive. Previously she was executive vice president for finance and IT.

LEO Pharma is a research-based pharmaceutical company which focuses on the development, manufacture and marketing of treatments for skin diseases, including psoriasis. LEO Pharma is wholly owned by the LEO Foundation.

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Leo Pharmat press release, 2 January 2008

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