Sanofi to refocus two global business units - Seite 2

Sanofi expects to launch the new Primary Care and China & Emerging Markets global business units by the beginning of 2019. Sanofi's other GBUs-Sanofi Genzyme, Sanofi Pasteur and Consumer Healthcare-remain unchanged.

About Dieter Weinand

A U.S. citizen, Mr. Weinand has 30 years' experience in the biopharmaceutical industry. He held various responsibilities in commercial, operational and strategic roles at a number of pharmaceutical companies including Warner Lambert, Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Before moving to Bayer, he was President, Global Commercialization & Portfolio Management at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization Inc. in Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.

Mr. Weinand joined Bayer in 2014 as head of the Pharmaceuticals Division and was a member of the Bayer HealthCare Executive Committee. In 2016, he was appointed to the Board of Management of Bayer AG.

Mr. Weinand holds a M.S. in Pharmacology and Toxicology from Long Island University, New York and a B.A. in Biology from Concordia College in Valhalla, New York.



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With more than 100,000 people in 100 countries, Sanofi is transforming scientific innovation into healthcare solutions around the globe.

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