ABPI names president elect

Deepak Khanna takes up full role in April 2012

Deepak Khanna, senior vice president and md of MSD UK, has been named as president elect of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI).

Khanna will succeed current ABPI president Simon Jose of GSK after the 2012 ABPI AGM in April. He will initially serve for one year, with the option of re-election for a further 12 months.

‘I am absolutely delighted and deeply honoured to have been given the opportunity to lead the representation of the industry at this challenging time for the pharmaceutical sector,’ said Khanna.

‘The Government's proposals for a new pricing system for branded medicines, the reforms of the NHS, and the recommendations of the Nicholson Review of Innovation mean it is vital for the industry to have a strong and united voice.’

Khanna, who began his career with Merck in 1988, previously managed all aspects of the US Merck/Schering-Plough joint venture, and was responsible for the US marketing and sales for the two cardiovascular products jointly marketed by the two companies. After the announcement of plans to merge with Schering-Plough (March 2009), he also led the US integration planning efforts.

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