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China What do executive recruitment firms look for when hiring country managers for multinational pharma companies in some of the world’s most challenging markets? Eric Bouteiller and Simon Wan of  Cornerstone International Group outline what they look for in potential candidates for country manager positions in China.   The Ideal China…

China The lowdown on what it takes to be a country manager of a multinational pharma company in some of the world’s most challenging markets. Robert Hall of Ardent Search outlines what he looks for in potential candidates for country manager positions in China.   What are the qualities you look…

Korea Looking at what it takes to be a country manager of a multinational pharma company in some of the world’s most challenging markets. DHR International’s Helen Park outlines what she looks for in potential candidates for country manager positions in South Korea.   What are the qualities you look for…

France Franck Puget, managing director for CSL Behring in France, discusses the blood plasma specialist’s commitment to France, building bridges with public authorities, and regulatory attitudes towards rare disease treatments.   Our neighbours envy the Temporary Authorization of Use (Autorisation Temporaire d’Utilisation / ATU) system that we have in France, and…

Korea Examining what it takes to be a country manager of a multinational pharma company in some of the world’s most challenging markets. Here, Eugene Kim, Seoul office leader of executive search firm Egon Zehnder outlines the new profile he looks for in potential candidates for country manager positions in South…

Spain Inês Correia, general manager of the Iberia affiliate of HRA Pharma, a fast-growing consumer healthcare company and leader in women’s health, discusses her transition to the company and challenges in the Spanish environment in the context of emergency contraception (EC). Furthermore, Correia elaborates on HRA Pharma’s strong strategy in the…

Spain Against an alluring backdrop, big-name pharma brands are now starting to spend heavily on in-country manufacturing, development and shared service facilities in Spain.   Spain has exceedingly high youth unemployment. However, the country simultaneously possesses some of the best business universities, technical schools and hospitals. This means that it is…

Spain The global rich list is splattered with household names who have built their reputation not only through business acumen but through eye-catching purchases such as Steve Balmer’s record buyout of the LA Clippers basketball team for a whopping USD two billion in 2016 or Roman Abramovich´s spectacular 162.5 metres yacht…

UK The UK country managers of some of the biggest global pharma companies explain what it takes to manage in the UK market.   Erik Nordkamp, Pfizer Erik Nordkamp, the Dutch national serving as managing director of Pfizer UK and the newly-appointed president of the ABPI, likens managing a UK affiliate…

Brexit The European Medicines Agency has cut Britain out of its contracts 7 months ahead of Brexit. “You might have been working on a cancer drug for decades and built up so much expertise that you are the absolute specialist in your field and now have to transfer all your knowledge…

Spain With Spain now on the road to economic recovery following the ravages of the global financial crisis, multinational pharmaceutical companies are seeing the country as a top investment destination once more thanks to a much-improved market access scenario, high-quality but affordable manufacturing capabilities and an enviable human resource base. As…

UK With a strong historic footprint in Edinburgh, Canon Medical Systems has based one of its global R&D centres in Scotland from where it develops software for its devices. Ken Sutherland, president, explains how Canon is able to leverage on the talent available in Scotland and what trends he is observing…