Interview with Stefan Brinkmann, General Manager, Nycomed Germany
How challenging is for you as General Manager of Nycomed Germany to lead the number one subsidiary of the Nycomed Group and what would you highlight as the key milestones…
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Nycomed is present in over 50 markets with 12,000 employees worldwide. Nycomed’s largest country presence by revenue is Germany, closely followed by Russia/CIS, Nycomed US and France. With net turnover of € 3.4 billion in 2008, Nycomed ranks number 28 among the world´s pharmaceutical companies and is the 16th largest provider of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. It held adjusted EBITDA at the 2007 level of € 1.2 billion.
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