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Who’s Hired? Euroapi Looks For New CEO After Guidance Slashed

As Biocon Biologics Gets A New CFO And Perrigo Makes Management Change

 
• By Dave Wallace

API giant Euroapi is looking for new leadership after its board decided that CEO Karl Rotthier would step down from the role. Meanwhile, Biocon Biologics has named a new chief financial officer and Perrigo has announced a management change.

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EuroAPI is now looking for a new CEO • Source: Shutterstock

Euroapi, the active pharmaceutical ingredient business spun off from Sanofi last year, is now looking for new management after announcing that CEO Karl Rotthier would step down effective today, 30 October. The change follows a recent downgrade in guidance for this year and suspension of longer-term targets (see sidebar).

“Euroapi’s board of directors met on 25 October 2023, and decided that Karl Rotthier will step down as CEO, effective 30 October 2023,” the company

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