Interview: Dr. Varun Sethi – VP Healthcare, DKSH Singapore &…
DKSH’s VP of Healthcare in Singapore and Malaysia, Dr. Varun Sethi deconstructs the essence of what it means to be a Market Expansion Services provider, while highlighting aspects of the…
As the leading Market Expansion Services Group with a focus on Asia, DKSH helps companies to grow their business in new or existing markets. We are a Swiss company headquartered in Zurich with 150 years of uninterrupted business presence in Asia.
We are one of the top 30 Swiss companies ranked by sales and employees with 770 business locations in 36 countries — 740 of them in Asia — and 28,300 specialized staff.
We provide our partners with sound expertise and on-the- ground logistics, based on a comprehensive network of unique size and depth. Our business activities are organized into four highly specialized Business Units that mirror our fields of expertise: Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Performance Materials and Technology.
With a strong Swiss heritage, DKSH has a long tradition of doing business in and with Asia and is deeply rooted in communities and businesses across Asia Pacific.
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609128 Singapore
+65 6471 1466
DKSH’s VP of Healthcare in Singapore and Malaysia, Dr. Varun Sethi deconstructs the essence of what it means to be a Market Expansion Services provider, while highlighting aspects of the…
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