Sobi appoints Kirsti Gjellan as Senior Vice President Manufacturing Operations

28-May-2014 - Sweden

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (publ) (Sobi) announced that Kirsti Gjellan has been appointed Senior Vice President Manufacturing Operations. Gjellan joins Sobi from global pharmaceutical company Pfizer where she has been Managing Director and Site Leader at the Strängnäs site for Pfizer Health AB as well as Member of the Pfizer Health AB Board.

A Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Technology, Kirsti Gjellan brings a strong track record from leading positions within both Pfizer and AstraZeneca. She has experience from working both with quality and manufacturing and her achievements have been both internally and externally awarded. In 2006 Gjellan was honoured with Pfizer's John Mitchell Quality Award and in 2013 she was named Swedish Pharma Profile of the Year.

Kirsti Gjellan will join Sobi in September 2014. She takes over after Lena Nyström who will retire later this year.

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