AVANIR - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Commercial Franchise Head
Image Allison has spent her more than 25-year pharmaceutical career introducing innovative therapies that bring relief to patients and offer hope for a different future. Underlying Allison's professional su ...read more > Allison Rosenthal Vice President, Commercial Franchise Head, CNS
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President, People and Business Services
As Vice President, Angela leads the enterprise in supporting all People and Business Services. Angela is driven by the belief that the HR function must create an environment where people can thrive an ...
As Vice President, Angela leads the enterprise in supporting all People and Business Services. Angela is driven by the belief that the HR function must create an environment where people can thrive and can achieve their professional ambitions while balancing work and family priorities. With this in mind, Angela works with her team to develop innovative programs, tools, opportunities, insights and support services geared toward overcoming current and future business challenges. Her approach to leading the function ensures alignment between individual contributions and broader business goals.
Job Titles:
- Leader
- US Head of Market Access & Patient Experience at Otsuka
- Vice President, Head of Market Access & Patient Experience
Bret is a dynamic leader with a proven track record of increasing sales performances through establishing new divisions, conceiving, designing, and executing innovative and strategic managed markets pull through initiatives, and sales / product knowledge training development. Bret has significant experience in national and regional account management, sales team leadership, health systems and IDN contracting, medical devices, as well as specialty, rare and orphan diseases.
Bret serves as US Head of Market Access & Patient Experience at Otsuka, where he brings more than 25 years of sales and marketing experience within the health care sector. He has an unwavering commitment to driving results while putting the patient at the center of care.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Image Throughout her career, Debra has been passionate about helping others reach their full potential. As the head of Corporate Affairs, Debra is responsible for creating and advancing the overall strategy ...read more > Debra Barrett Vice President, Corporate Affairs
Job Titles:
- Chief Medical Officer
- Executive Vice President
Image With over 25 years of experience in clinical, academic, pharmaceutical medicine, and drug development, John upholds Otsuka's mission to create new products for better health worldwide. As Executive Vi ...read more > John Kraus, MD, PhD Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer
Karen Gally - Chief Legal Officer, VP
Job Titles:
- General Counsel
- Vice President
Image Karen is passionate about using her legal acumen to positively contribute to Otsuka's business, mission and employee culture. Her leadership style is firmly rooted in Otsuka's purpose to defy limitati ...read more > Karen Gally, JD Vice President & General Counsel
As Vice President & General Counsel, Karen focuses on legal issues related to clinical development, product commercialization, and corporate governance. Karen loves the diversity of the opportunities she has had in her Otsuka career, which has afforded her the ability to work on the legal issues for a compound from Phase I studies through its full lifecycle. In addition, Karen supports the Boards of Directors of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC) and Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Job Titles:
- Vice President, US Chief Compliance Officer
Image As a future-focused leader, Kevin spearheads Otsuka's commitment to a culture of integrity, ensuring this vision is shared and owned by every Otsuka-person, regardless of role, title or responsibility ...read more > Kevin Henley, JD Vice President, US Chief Compliance Officer
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Commercial Franchise Head, Nephrology
Image With more than 20 years of experience leading marketing initiatives for some of the most well-known pharmaceutical brands, Louis is a seasoned executive known for invigorating teams with fresh ideas a ...read more > Louis Allesandrine Vice President, Commercial Franchise Head, Nephrology
Job Titles:
- Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs
Image As Vice President & Global Head of Medical & Regulatory Affairs at Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC), Mary is responsible for the global medical and regulatory strateg ...read more > Mary Hobart Vice President, Global Regulatory Affairs
Job Titles:
- Country Executive Director
- President & General Manager of Otsuka Canada
- President & General Manager, Otsuka Canada Pharmaceutical Inc
Image As President & General Manager of Otsuka Canada, Mike is a 20-year veteran in the pharmaceutical industry and a distinguished leader. Mike has been integral to Otsuka's growing presence in both the me ...read more > Mike Laranjo, CPA, CA President & General Manager, Otsuka Canada Pharmaceutical Inc.
Mike joined Otsuka in September 2010 as Country Executive Director (Market Access, Commercial Operations, Finance & Administration) where he developed and executed strategies to address complex and challenging issues within the pharmaceutical industry. He was responsible for the pricing and reimbursement, commercial operations, supply chain, human resources, information technology, and  finance & administration functions. Prior to Otsuka, Mike served as the Director of Business Planning & Analysis at Novartis.
Job Titles:
- Senior Vice President, CNS Business and Global Marketing
- Vice President of the Global CNS Business for Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc
Nick is Vice President of the Global CNS Business for Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. (OPDC). He is responsible for alliance management with companies that Otsuka has allia ...
Robert McQuade - Chief Strategy Officer, EVP
Job Titles:
- Chief Strategy Officer
- Executive Vice President
Image Bob's journey in the pharmaceutical industry began more than 35 years ago as a post-doctoral fellow in central nervous system (CNS) research at Schering-Plough Corporation. His natural affinity for he ...read more > Robert McQuade, PhD Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer
Job Titles:
- Leader
- Vice President, Digital Health
Sanket is a purposefully transformational leader who embraces agility and entrepreneurial mindsets, empowering the teams he leads to push the boundaries of creativity and innovation. His unwavering passion for the patient has enabled Sanket to create breakthrough support programs and provided patients in need access to Otsuka's portfolio of products.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Vice President
Image With more than 25 years of experience across various financial and strategic leadership positions in healthcare, Steve is passionate about helping organizations make enterprise-level decisions that dr ...read more > Steve Rosen Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Steve's unwavering dedication to patients has served him well throughout his career in the industry. Prior to joining Otsuka, he was Vice President, Corporate Financial Planning & Analysis and Decision Support at Celgene Corporation, where he was responsible for the continuous proactive analysis of Celgene's P&L forecast trends, and supported the prioritization and optimization of Celgene's financial performance. Prior to this, Steve held various leadership roles of increasing responsibility at BiogenIDEC and Aventis Pharmaceuticals, working across FP&A, Financial Systems, and Financial Shared Services and Management Reporting.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- President
- President & CEO of Otsuka 's North America Pharmaceutical Business
Image Throughout his career, Tarek has brought together high-functioning teams that challenge conventional thinking and deliver results in complex business environments. His commitment to empowering and sup ...read more > Tarek Rabah President and Chief Executive Officer, Otsuka North America Pharmaceutical Business
Tarek joined Otsuka in 2022 as President & CEO of Otsuka's North America Pharmaceutical Business, with responsibility in the US and Canada. Driven by his personal passion to improve the lives of people, Tarek is leading Otsuka's commercial organization efforts to introduce products, programs, policies, and advocacy initiatives that help address unmet medical needs and untapped market opportunities.