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Takeda Executive Rejig In ICMEA Region As Shire Integration Shapes

 
• By Anju Ghangurde

Takeda has shuffled certain key executive positions in the ICMEA (India, CIS, the Middle East and Africa) region where it hopes to sharpen its focus, while also emerging more agile as the integration with Shire advances.

Andrey Potapov
Andrey Potapov, Area Head, ICMEA

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., which completed its acquisition of Shire PLC in January this year, appears to be rejigging its leadership in some key international market groupings that include India, the CIS and Africa, among others, as it readies to move full throttle towards integrating operations with Shire.

Takeda has appointed Andrey Potapov as area head, ICMEA (India, CIS, the Middle East including Turkey, and Africa), while another key executive, Taka Horii, who led the NEMEA (Near East, Middle East and Africa)

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