DUBLIN, Jan. 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Mallinckrodt plc (NYSE: MNK), a leading global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it will enhance commercial capabilities to realize the potential of the organization's Hospital and Autoimmune and Rare Diseases (ARD) businesses and redouble its focus on portfolio expansion.
"Fiscal 2014 was a transformational year for Mallinckrodt. The acquisitions and growth we achieved were significant and created new platforms that are foundations for our growth in the future," said Mark Trudeau, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mallinckrodt. "With a new Hospital platform and a synergistic Brands business increasingly concentrated on surgical specialties – and a portfolio of new therapeutic areas focused in Autoimmune and Rare Diseases – we have broader opportunities than ever before to serve patients and build our business, as well as deepen our talent pool."
To meet these needs, the company will amplify its focus on business strategy and portfolio development and intensify efforts to expand and deepen talent in the commercial organization.
The business will create a new cohort of general business manager roles across the organization with four in key ARD therapeutic areas (Rheumatology, Neurology, Nephrology, and Pulmonology) and similar leadership roles in Mallinckrodt's Hospital and Office Brands franchises. Internal candidates are being reviewed and external market searches are also underway. "Increasing the existing talent pool will drive growth from the opportunities immediately at hand, and also create business management capacity to support future acquisitions and portfolio development," said Trudeau.
With the company's focus on rapid expansion of the core business accelerated through partnership and acquisitions, Dr. Gary Phillips has been asked to resume his previous role as Mallinckrodt's Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, heading up Strategy and Business Development and Licensing efforts across the entire portfolio.
As the business continues efforts to build out its broader commercial organization, Hugh O'Neill, Senior Vice President and President, Specialty Pharmaceuticals, will assume responsibility for all specialty pharmaceutical commercial operations, including the hospital organization which he currently oversees and, in the interim, the sales, support and service activities for the recently acquired ARD business. O'Neill will also continue to have responsibility for the company's broad market access activities.
Phillips and O'Neill will continue to serve as members of Mallinckrodt's Executive Committee, and report directly to Trudeau. Both executives' appointments are effective January 7, 2015.
About Mallinckrodt
Mallinckrodt is a global specialty biopharmaceutical and medical imaging business that develops, manufactures, markets and distributes specialty pharmaceutical products and medical imaging agents. The company's core strengths include the acquisition and management of highly regulated raw materials; deep regulatory expertise; and specialized chemistry, formulation and manufacturing capabilities. The company's Specialty Pharmaceuticals segment includes branded and specialty generic drugs and active pharmaceutical ingredients, and the Global Medical Imaging segment includes contrast media and nuclear imaging agents. Mallinckrodt has more than 5,500 employees worldwide and a commercial presence in roughly 65 countries. The company's fiscal 2014 revenue totaled $2.54 billion. To learn more about Mallinckrodt, visit www.mallinckrodt.com.
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