Recipharm, a Swedish contract development and manufacturing organisation, has appointed two new Directors of Business Management to help increase the volume of its business and revenues in key European markets.
Henning Neubauer has taken the position of Business Director for Northern Germany and the Netherlands. In parallel, Antonio Lopez joins the team as Business Director for Spain and Southern France.
Antonio Lopez
Neubauer was previously Chief Operating Officer (COO) at a German start-up company in Hamburg dealing with generic, over-the-counter and prescription drugs. Prior to that, he worked for more than 10 years at Haupt Pharma as Head of Customer Service and Sales, responsible for leading the Customer Service Team and key account management.
Lopez has previous experience in business development and partnering, logistics, compliance and regulatory activities in the role of VP of Operations at Flavine, a US company involved in generics APIs and finished dosage forms. Prior to this, he worked for more than 20 years at the Spanish pharmaceutical company Grupo Uriach.
Asa Wilander
As a further initiative to bolster the Business Management organisation, Åsa Wilander joined the team in mid-January as Key Account Director for the Nordic region, a new role. Wilander will be responsible for coordinating customer management and commercial aspects, as well as developing relationships with a selected number of customers. She has been with Recipharm since 2007. To date, she has been General Manager of the Höganäs facility and led a significant expansion of the company. She has some 30 years experience of the pharmaceutical industry, including the leadership of a contract manufacturing supply team at Pfizer.