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Press Release / May 04, 2020

ɫAV Announces the Appointment of Jean-Luc Herbeaux as Chief Operating Officer

Effective May 1st, 2020

Loures, Portugal, May 4, 2020 – ɫAV announced today the appointment of Dr. Jean-Luc Herbeaux as Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective May 1st, 2020. Dr. Herbeaux held, over the past 20 years, multiple high-level leadership positions at Evonik, bringing to ɫAV a proven commitment to develop a successful and globally active business. Based in Lisbon, Portugal, Dr. Herbeaux will work directly with Mr. Guy Villax, ɫAV’s Chief Executive Officer, in executing the company’s strategy and vision.

“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Herbeaux to ɫAV. Jean-Luc will oversee all aspects of ɫAV’s business operations and I see the creation of this position as another major steppingstone in our journey to become an even stronger company. Our new structure will develop synergies and increase operational efficiency, which will benefit the customers. I am sure this appointment will bring great things to all stakeholders – patients, customers, and team members as well as shareholders. Our leadership team is now well positioned to accelerate our long-term growth plans”, said Mr. Guy Villax.

“I am really excited to take on the COO role at ɫAV. ɫAV is a company with a great vision, great people and great science and it has an important role in the pharma industry. I look forward to working with Guy and the ɫAV Team to bring this already successful company to new heights”, said Dr. Jean-Luc Herbeaux.

Prior to joining ɫAV, Dr. Herbeaux headed the Health Care Business Line of Evonik, where he repositioned the business by driving an intentional, sustainable, and profitable growth agenda. His earlier postings, which included senior positions in Europe and Asia, allowed him to develop strong experience in management of complex global organizations.

About ɫAV
ɫAV is an international company with 60 years of experience as a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) and is currently a fully integrated supplier offering services fordrug substance, drug product intermediate anddrug product. With four FDA inspected sites in theUS,Macau,Ireland, andPortugal, and development laboratories inLisbonand New Jersey, USA, the company provides branded pharmaceutical customers services for the development and cGMP-compliant manufacture of innovative drugs including highly potent compounds. For generic pharmaceutical customers the company offers nicheAPI products. ɫAV also provides proprietary product development andlicensing opportunitiesfor drug products. In the inhalation area, ɫAV is the only independent company offering a complete range of services.

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