PAREXEL International Corporation a global biopharmaceutical services organization, has announced the appointment of Christian Dreger, Ph.D., as Senior Vice President, PAREXEL Access and PAREXEL Consulting. Dr. Dreger will oversee the strategy and operational management for both businesses. He will also serve on PAREXEL's Business Review Committee, the Company's senior-most leadership team, and assist in developing and implementing PAREXEL's strategic objectives.
“Christian brings deep industry experience and expertise to PAREXEL. Throughout his career, he has held global, regional, and local positions in emerging and established markets and in various commercial functions and cross-functional roles with great successes,” said Josef von Rickenbach, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PAREXEL. “Christian’s leadership strengthens our ability to deliver best-in-class commercialization, market access and consulting services, helping our clients deliver innovative medicines and products to patients around the globe.”
Dr. Dreger joins PAREXEL from Biogen where he served as Vice President and Head of Global Commercial Operations, Biosimilars, in Zug, Switzerland. He has also held international commercial and sales positions of increasing responsibility with billion-dollar P&L and performance management responsibilities at Cubist Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, Schering-Plough, and Roche Pharmaceuticals and Diagnostics. He started his career as a consultant with McKinsey & Co. in Germany.
“PAREXEL is recognized for its global expertise in consulting, regulatory outsourcing and market access services. I look forward to helping PAREXEL achieve our growth goals and further our mission,” said Dr. Dreger. “In particular, I am eager to work with our clients to support their consulting needs and to help insure that they meet their market access and reimbursement goals.”
Dr. Dreger holds an MBA and a Ph.D. from the University of Mannheim in Germany and St. Gallen, Switzerland, and an Executive MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg Graduate School of Management. He also holds an LLB from the University of Hagen in Germany and is a certified pharmaceutical advisor and board director from INSEAD, Fontainebleau, France.
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