Perrigo Taps CEO With Global Operations Expertise At Pharma Packaging Firm

Perrigo named German packaging firm executive Uwe Rohrhoff as CEO, replacing John Hendrickson, effective Jan. 15. The former head of Gerresheimer will bring experience leading a global business that included 36 manufacturing facilities across 14 countries and sales of $1.7bn.

The experience Perrigo Co. PLC’s next chief executive, Uwe Rohrhoff, has leading a global firm that provides pharmaceutical packaging points to improving the OTC private label giant's operations and organization, analysts anticipate.

An early item on Rohrhoff's to-do list when he joins Perrigo on Jan. 15 likely will be considering whether the firm will keep its Rx generics business

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