India’s Top Drug Maker Cipla Ropes In Teva’s Tim Crew As U.S. Plans Take Shape
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
After hiring Teva’s Frank Pieters and Novartis’ Subhanu Saxena, Cipla has now roped in Teva’s Tim Crew to play a key role in its U.S. plans. Many see it as a sustained effort to bring in higher management bandwidth.
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