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UCB Phrama France Historically, UCB Pharma had a much more ‘traditional’ approach to the industry with a broader scope of operations. Recently, the company reoriented in the direction of biopharmaceuticals by moving away from chemicals and divesting from OTCs. As you have worked on the strategy and policy at headquarters in addition to…

UCB India You have only recently been appointed Managing Director for the first time in your career. How did your first year with UCB India go so far? My first year at UCB has gone very well. Our business has grown in this period ahead of the Pharma market in India. My…

UCB Ukraine It has been one year since you were appointed as the head of UCB’s operations in Ukraine. What was the mission of your assignment when you took this position and was has been accomplished so far? Within many years and before 2008 our company had been represented in Ukraine by…

UCB Russia When we first met, you mentioned that you assumed this position in 2009, to help UCB Russia recover from a flat spin in the wake of the financial crisis. What areas did you specifically target for improvement, and how did you turn this affiliate around? The most significant issue that…

UCB Russia/CIS What were the difficulties in the CIS regions around the time of the financial crisis? Were there similarities to the situation in Russia? Yes, the situation in the CIS was quite similar to Russia. I was hired two years ago, from within our French subsidiary, to reorganize UCB’s CIS business…