Allergan Fights Generic Headwinds, Activist Investors

Chairman/CEO Saunders says the board has determined that keeping him in the dual role is the right move going forward. He added that the company, which had a strong second quarter, won’t be rushed in its efforts to divest its women’s health and infectious disease units.

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Allergan PLC Chairman and CEO Brent Saunders dismissed any speculation that the company might give in to investor advocacy for splitting up those two leadership roles during the company’s second quarter earnings call July 26. He cited ongoing R&D success as stabilizing the firm’s future commercial prospects, and noted it is taking a cautious approach to divesting its women’s health and infectious disease units.

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