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Dieter Weinand Named to Head Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals

Effective August 1, 2014, Dieter Weinand will become president of Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and at the same time join the Executive Committee of Bayer HealthCare. He replaces Andreas Fibig, who will leave Bayer on September 1, 2014, to become CEO of International Flavours and Fragrances.

The 53-year-old native of Boppard, Germany is currently president global commercialization & Portfolio management at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Princeton, New Jersey, USA. He has more than 25 years of experience in various commercial operative and strategic executive roles in the pharmaceutical industry, including stints at Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb.

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