Endo Announces Appointment of Blaise Coleman as Chief Financial Officer

DUBLIN, Dec. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Endo International plc (NASDAQ / TSX: ENDP) announced today that it has appointed Blaise Coleman as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective December 19, 2016. Mr. Coleman has been serving as Endo's Interim Chief Financial Officer since November 22, 2016.

"After a thorough assessment and search process, Endo's Board of Directors has concluded that Mr. Coleman is the strongest candidate for the position and I could not be more pleased. Blaise and I have built a strong working relationship over the past 12 months so I'm excited to officially have Blaise permanently join the Endo Executive Leadership Team," said Paul Campanelli, President and Chief Executive Officer of Endo. "In addition to his years of Company experience, Blaise brings significant industry experience, a successful track record of delivering value and strong leadership skills to his role. We look forward to his continued contributions to our Company."

Mr. Coleman joined Endo in January 2015 as Vice President of Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis, and was then promoted to Senior Vice President, Global Finance Operations in November 2015. Prior to joining Endo, Mr. Coleman held a number of finance leadership roles with AstraZeneca, a global biopharmaceutical company, most recently as the Chief Financial Officer of the AstraZeneca/Bristol-Myers Squibb US Diabetes Alliance. Prior to that, he was the Head of Finance for the AstraZeneca Global Medicines Development organization based in Mölndal, Sweden. Mr. Coleman joined AstraZeneca in 2007 as Senior Director Commercial Finance for the US Cardiovascular Business. He joined AstraZeneca from Centocor, a wholly owned subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, where he held positions in both the Licenses & Acquisitions and Commercial Finance organizations. Mr. Coleman's move to Centocor in early 2003 followed 7 years' experience with the global public accounting firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Mr. Coleman is a Certified Public Accountant; he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Widener University and an M.B.A. from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University.