RAS AL KHAIMAH, UAE,
July 21, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --
Julphar, one of the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in the
Middle East and Africa, has announced the appointment of new
executive employees to help guide the company towards profitability
and long-term success.
Jerome Carle, Chief Executive
Officer at Julphar said: "We have set forward a new broad reaching
strategy that will make us stronger as an organization and help us
remain competitive and innovative. A key part of our strategy is
ensuring we have the very best people in place.
"We are thrilled to welcome such strong additions to our
Management Team. Each new appointment brings a wealth of experience
and expertise that will complement our existing talents extremely
well. Their innovative thinking and fresh perspectives will be
invaluable as we build momentum towards a revitalized and stronger
Julphar."
Manoj Pananchukunnath has been appointed as Chief Scientific
Officer. He will oversee the scientific functions of the company
and will be tasked with improving efficiency across R&D,
Medical Affairs and Regulatory Affairs as well as developing and
implementing strategic change. He joins Julphar from Mylan where he
was the Head of Global Injectable Scientific Affairs.
Georges Ibrahim is the new Chief
Quality Officer. He will oversee the quality functions of the
company and will be tasked with improving efficiency across Quality
Assurance, Quality Control and Technical Compliance. Ibrahim brings
15 years of industry experience, most recently from Novartis Germany where he was site Production
Head.
Omair Ahmed assumes the role of
Interim Chief Finance Officer having previously held the position
of Chief Financial Officer at Julphar Saudi Arabia. He joined
Julphar from Al Borg Diagnostics where he was the Chief Financial
Officer. Ahmed has more than 20 years' experience in Finance and
Auditing and began his career at KPMG and PwC.
Jacques Safarian has been
appointed as the Chief Commercial Officer in charge of Sales,
Global Marketing, Business Support and MEBO Marketing, having
previously held the position of Africa Region Director. He brings a
wealth of experience of international markets and broad knowledge
of the pharmaceutical industry and has worked with leading
companies including Grimberg, Bioderma and Aventis Pasteur.
Samir Mardini has been appointed
as the Chief Human Resources Officer at Julphar. He started his
career with PwC, before first joining IBM and then Baker Hughes. He
has also held positions as Head of Talent Practice MENA at Aon
Hewitt, Associate Director at Korn Ferry and CHRO at Investment and
Development Office, Government of Ras Al
Khaimah.
Rita Karam is Julphar's new Head
of Legal Affairs. She has more than 15 years' experience in
corporate law, negotiations, compliance, litigation, arbitration
and legal restructuring gained in the region with international
organizations including PepsiCo, Unilever and most recently,
AbbVie.
For media enquiries, please contact:
Chris Goward
Julphar
Corporate Communications
T +971-7-246-1461 | M +971-58-263-3997
Email: chris.goward@julphar.net
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