The Perrigo Company (NASDAQ: PRGO)(TASE: PRGO) today welcomed Joe Papa as its President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Papa succeeds Dave Gibbons who is now the Company's Executive Chairman of the Board.
Mr. Papa, 50, joins Perrigo from Cardinal Health, Inc., an $81 billion global company serving the healthcare industry with a broad portfolio of products and services. Since December 2004, he has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Pharmaceutical and Technologies Services segment, a $3 billion contract manufacturing, packaging, analytical services and healthcare services business. Prior to that position, he served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Watson Pharmaceuticals.
Mr. Papa stated, "It is very exciting to be a part of Perrigo's future. I have followed the Company for many years and know first hand its reputation as a leader in consumer healthcare and its timely entry into the generic pharmaceutical industry. I believe Perrigo is well positioned to meet consumers' needs for affordable healthcare products and to deliver greater customer value."
Prior to his Cardinal Health and Watson positions, Mr. Papa held management positions at DuPont Pharmaceuticals, Pharmacia Corporation, G.D. Searle and Novartis. He is a graduate of the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in pharmacy and he earned his MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management.
Perrigo will host a conference call to introduce Mr. Papa at 10:00 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, October 10. The conference call will be available live via web cast to interested parties on the Perrigo website http://www.perrigo.com/ or by phone 866-240-0819, International 973-582-2708, and reference ID#7953093. A taped replay of the call will be available beginning at approximately 2:30 p.m. (ET) Tuesday, Oct. 10 until midnight Tuesday, Oct. 24. To listen to the replay, call 877-519-4471, International 973-341-3080, access code #7953093.
The Perrigo Company is a leading global healthcare supplier and the world's largest manufacturer of over-the-counter (OTC) pharmaceutical and nutritional products for the store brand market. Store brand products are sold by food, drug, mass merchandise, dollar store and club store retailers under their own labels. The Company also develops, manufactures and markets prescription generic drugs, active pharmaceutical ingredients and consumer products, and operates manufacturing facilities in the United States, Israel, United Kingdom, Mexico, Germany and China. Visit Perrigo on the Internet (http://www.perrigo.com/ ).
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