News - Appointments

Simon Jose to become president of ABPI

Simon Jose

Simon Jose, senior vice president and general manager of GlaxoSmithKline UK, is set to become president of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) on 28 April 2010.

Country: United Kingdom

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Peter Vekslund becomes vice president, group finance at Lundbeck

Peter Vekslund

Peter Vekslund, a former managing director of advisory services at KPMG, has been appointed vice president of group finance at Lundbeck A/S.

Country: Denmark

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Phytopharm appoints R&D director

Roger Hickling

Phytopharm Plc, which is developing products derived from medicinal plants for treating neurodegenerative diseases, has appointed Roger Hickling as its new research and development director an

Country: United Kingdom

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Hans Regenauer joins Sanofi-Aventis

Hans Regenauer

Hans Regenauer, previously senior vice president for consumer healthcare at Boehringer Ingelheim, has joined Sanofi-Aventis as vice president, consumer healthcare, Europe and global developmen

Country: France

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Clavis Pharma appoints new chief executive

Olav Hellebø

Clavis Pharma ASA of Norway has appointed Olav Hellebø as its new chief executive officer, effective 1 February 2010.

Country: Norway

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Julian Burn-Callander joins Ambrian Partners Ltd

Julian Burn-Callander

Julian Burn-Callander, former head of equity sales at Nomura Code Securities, has joined Ambrian Partners Ltd as head of their new life sciences equities team.

Country: United Kingdom

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Andrew Witty becomes new president of Efpia

Andrew Witty

Andrew Witty, the chief executive officer of GlaxoSmithKline, has become president of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (Efpia), effective 1 January 2010.

Country: Belgium

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Serge Weinberg to join board of Sanofi-Aventis

Serge Weinberg

Serge Weinberg, a lawyer and former chief of staff of the French budget minister, Laurent Fabius, has been co-opted by Sanofi-Aventis to serve as a director.

Country: France

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Stephen Yoder becomes CEO of Pieris

Stehpen Toder

Stephen Yoder, former general counsel and head of licensing and intellectual property at MorphoSys AG, has been appointed chief executive officer of Pieris AG.

Country: Germany

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Rainer Knaus joins Cell Medica as senior vice president

Rainer Knaus

Rainer Knaus, an expert in the manufacturing of cell therapies, has been appointed senior vice president at the UK company, Cell Medica Ltd.

Country: United Kingdom

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