Ipsen raids Tesaro for new UK boss as Ewan McDowall heads to Asia

French drugmaker Ipsen (Euronext: IPN) has named Asad Mohsin Ali (pictured above) as general manager of its UK and Ireland affiliate.

Mr Mohsin Ali is joining from US oncology specialist Tesaro (Nasdaq: TSRO), where he was also the general manager for the UK and Ireland, along with the Nordics, from 2016. Prior to that, he spent 17 years at Swiss pharma giant Novartis (NOVN: VX), working in various global and country roles including the UK, Switzerland and Mexico. His experience covers oncology, hematology and rare diseases.

With Ipsen, he will act as head of site for its global hub in Slough and chair the company’s UK management forum, enabling close alignment with the R&D center in Oxford and manufacturing site in north Wales.