Univar Europe strengthens Pharma team with new appointment
Univar has announced the appointment of Michael Cooke as Marketing Manager Pharma EMEA.
From 1st October, Cooke, previously Univar’s Director of Safety, Health, Environment and Quality (SHEQ), takes up his new role in this highly regulated industry. The pharma market, a key sector for Univar for many years, is where consistent compliance to the highest quality standards is a critical success factor. Cooke’s background in SHEQ and strategy lends itself ideally to creating the right ‘go to market approach’ and to driving forward Univar’s pharma business in the EMEA region. In his new role, Cooke will work with Univar’s specialist pharma team to create and drive its pharma business plan, ensuring a strong emphasis on customer focus and sales channel strategies.
Cooke joined Univar in 2006, as European SHEQ Director. He devised and introduced the U+ integrated SHEQ management system, a goal-based combined procedure that allows each site to continually improve their Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality performance.
Prior to joining Univar, Cooke worked for several “Blue Chip” companies in senior SHEQ roles and also in strategic and M&A roles. Cooke has an MSC in Chemistry from Manchester University and an MBA from Henley Management College. He speaks French and fluent German.
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