Dublin, Ireland, 27 November, 2013 – ICON plc, (NASDAQ: ICLR) a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, today announced that it has appointed Mr. Manuel Ploch as General Manager, Japan. In this role Manuel will lead all of ICON’s operations in the region, which include offices in Tokyo and Osaka.
Manuel Ploch brings to ICON over 18 years of operational experience in the Japanese pharmaceutical R&D market. Prior to ICON, Manuel acted as an independent consultant to a number of US, European and Asian pharmaceutical and biotech companies entering the Japanese market, providing strategic advice on areas including market entry strategies, licensing and general management. Prior to this, Manuel was General Manager Japan for a global CRO and he also held senior financial roles with F. Hoffmann – La Roche AG / Nippon Roche K.K. Manuel is an Adjunct Professor in the University of Tsukuba, Graduate School of Business Sciences in Tokyo. He graduated from the University of Bamberg, Germany and also holds an MBA with the Walter A. Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley, USA.
ICON has been operating in Japan since 1995 and offers a broad range of clinical development and resourcing services in the region.
About ICON plc
ICON plc is a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The Company specialises in the strategic development, management and analysis of programs that support clinical development - from compound selection to Phase I-IV clinical studies. ICON currently has approximately 10,300 employees, operating from 77 locations in 38 countries.
Further information is available at www.iconplc.com
ICON Media Contact
Genevieve Tuck
Weber Shandwick
Tel: +44 (0)20 7067 0655
gtuck@webershandwick.com
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