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Zentiva Enters A New Phase With Saltofte As CEO

New Chief Takes Over From Nick Haggar, Who Moves To Advisory Committee

 
• By Dave Wallace

Zentiva has announced that Steffen Saltofte will become CEO of the privately-owned generics firm, replacing Nick Haggar who has led the company for over four years.

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Saltofte has been named as Zentiva CEO from 2 May • Source: Shutterstock

Zentiva will be under new management from the start of next month, after the privately-owned Czech Republic-based company announced that former Acino chief Steffen Saltofte would join the firm to succeed Nick Haggar as CEO from 2 May.

Having been appointed to lead Acino in mid-2018 (Also see "Acino names Saltofte as its chief executive" - Generics Bulletin, 22 June, 2018.), Saltofte served as CEO of the firm until 2022, shortly after Acino was acquired by the state-backed Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company, or ADQ, from its former private-equity owners Nordic Capital and Avista Capital Partners

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