Norbert Oppitz joins Sobi

6 October 2017

Norbert Oppitz has been appointed senior vice president for the newly-established business area Specialty Care at Nordic drugmaker Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (STO: SOBI), and will be part of Sobi’s executive leadership team.

Mr Oppitz brings considerable management experience from over 30 years in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry. Most recently he has been a member of the executive committee of BSN Medical in charge of Latin America. Before that, he was a member of the executive committee of Endo Pharmaceuticals where he was in charge of emerging markets. In previous capacities, he has led large organizations as head of Latin America at Takeda/Nycomed as well as in country management roles at Roche Pharmaceuticals and Aventis Pharma.

“We are delighted that Norbert could join Sobi. Norbert is a true entrepreneur, and his experience will be instrumental in realising our ambitions to bring Sobi to the next level as we look for external growth opportunities for our Specialty Care business,” says Guido Oelkers, president and chief executive of Sobi.

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