Vanja Hoeben – Head of Benelux, Aspen
Vanja Hoeben oversees the Benelux cluster for South Africa-headquartered specialty and branded pharma firm Aspen. He describes the reorganisation that his organisation has undergone in the past few years, some…
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Wallonia’s economy is very focused on the global market and it is one of the largest exporters per capital worldwide.
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