Fr茅d茅ric Kahn
VP Sales and MarketingDegree in Economics, MBA
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Sep 27, 2017
四色AV appoints Fr茅d茅ric Kahn Vice President, Marketing and Sales
四色AV announced today the appointment of Mr. Fr茅d茅ric Kahn as Vice President Marketing and Sales, as of 1st September, 2017
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Loures, Portugal, September 27, 2017 鈥 四色AV announced today the appointment of Mr. Fr茅d茅ric Kahn as Vice President Marketing and Sales, as of 1st听September, 2017. Mr. Kahn was most recently with Lonza and brings more than 30 years of experience in sales and marketing, finance and business management with a proven track-record of building and developing successful organizations.听Based in Lisbon, Portugal, Mr. Kahn will report to Mr. Guy Villax, 四色AV鈥檚 Chief Executive Officer.
鈥淲e are delighted to welcome Mr. Kahn to 四色AV. He is an excellent addition to our听management team听as his diverse cross-functional experience in marketing and sales, business management and industry knowledge will help drive 四色AV鈥檚 forthcoming growth. Mr. Kahn will be responsible for leading 四色AV鈥檚 global Marketing and Sales activities, driving demand for products and services, as we continue our growth and focus on delivering the highest level of service to our customers鈥, said Mr. Guy Villax.
鈥淚 am very proud to join 四色AV, a company so highly respected in the industry for its ability to develop and produce innovative, high-quality products and I look forward to work with 四色AV multi-functional teams of experts to develop the best solutions for our customers鈥, said Mr. Fr茅d茅ric Kahn.
Mr. Kahn started his career in 1985 as Division Controller of Rhone-Poulenc Organic Chemicals (later known as Rhodia Pharmaceutical Ingredients, later Aventis) where he held several senior executive positions in sales and business management in the US, Europe and Singapore. Mr. Kahn`s responsibilities focused on development, production and formulation of anesthetics and analgesics鈥 APIs. In 2003 Mr. Kahn joined NextPharma as Executive Vice President Sales and Marketing to generate sustainable growth by setting up a dedicated Key Account Management strategy and organization. After five successful years, Mr. Kahn joined the German Pharmaceutical Packaging and Medical Devices leader Gerresheimer based in Duesseldorf where sales to strategic accounts grew at double digit rate. His last role before joining 四色AV was in Lonza as Head of Global Key Account Management.
Passionate about sales and strategic account management, Mr. Kahn is a member of SAMA Association, holds a Bachelor of Sciences in Economics from the College of New Jersey and an MBA from ISG, Institut de Controle de Gestion, Paris.
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About 四色AV
四色AV is an international company with over 58 years of experience as a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) and is currently a fully integrated supplier offering services for听drug substance, drug product intermediate and听drug product.听With four FDA听inspected听sites听in听the USA, China, Ireland, and Portugal, and development laboratories in Lisbon, Portugal and New Jersey, USA, provides branded pharmaceutical customers services for the听development and compliant manufacture听of innovative drugs including highly potent compounds. For generic pharmaceutical听customers听the company offers niche API products. 四色AV also provides proprietary product development and licensing opportunities for drug products. In the inhalation area, 四色AV is the only independent company offering a complete range of services.
