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Ex-Sandoz Japan Chief Tapped to Spearhead Nichi-Iko Turnaround
Debt-laden generic major Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical said on January 17 that its board of directors has decided to appoint Shingo Iwamoto, former chief of Sandoz Japan, as its new president to take over the helm from Yuichi Tamura. The appointment is…
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