KENILWORTH, N.J., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schering-Plough Corporation today announced the appointment of Thierry Powis as president director, P.T. Schering-Plough Indonesia Tbk. Powis will be responsible for leading the company’s pharmaceutical business in Indonesia and will be based in Jakarta. He will report directly to Ashley Morris, area director, South Asia.
Powis brings to Schering-Plough more than 25 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry gained in Europe, North America and Asia. Most recently, he held a consultant position with Sofco, a software development company, based in Jakarta. Previously, he served in positions of increasing marketing and sales responsibility with Sandoz in Belgium and Canada and as managing director in Thailand. For the past 10 years, he has worked in Indonesia as managing director for Bayer, market company president for Pharmacia, and general manager for Sanofi-Synthelabo.
Thierry holds a Bachelor of Science in biology from the University of Brussels, Belgium.
Schering-Plough is a global science-based health care company with leading prescription, consumer and animal health products. Through internal research and collaborations with partners, Schering-Plough discovers, develops, manufactures and markets advanced drug therapies to meet important medical needs. Schering-Plough’s vision is to earn the trust of the physicians, patients and customers served by its more than 32,000 people around the world. The company is based in Kenilworth, N.J., and its Web site is http://www.schering-plough.com.
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