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Tony van Bijleveld Appointed to Vantage Health Board of Directors [Professional Services Close - Up](Professional Services Close - Up Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Vantage Health has appointed Tony van Bijleveld as an independent member of the Board of Directors of Vantage Health, Inc. van Bijleveld is currently General Manager with drug manufacturer Patheon/DPX. Patheon is a global provider of contract drug development and manufacturing services. Their integrated network consists of seven development centers of excellence and thirteen manufacturing facilities across North America, Asia and Europe. Patheon provides pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies with direct access to the expertise, quality and full range of solid and sterile dosage forms to bring drug candidates from preclinical stages through production, and launch products anywhere in the world. Up until this past spring, van Bijleveld was the General Manager of Europe for Alliance Boots which is 45 percent owned by Walgreens. In this capacity he was responsible for European country operations and logistics. Alliance Boots, with a presence in more than 25 countries and over 108,000 employees is an international, pharmacy- led health and beauty group delivering a range of products and services to customers. Their focus is on pharmacy-led retailing and pharmaceutical wholesaling and distribution. Alliance Boots operate more than 3,150 health & beauty retail stores, of which just over 3,050 have a pharmacy. van Bijleveld has been instrumental in the development of top- performing global businesses in diagnostics, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology industries in over 30 countries, reflecting his experience in general management, marketing and sales management, acquisitions, operational excellence, and licensing and business development. Over the past 30 years he has served in a variety of senior executive capacities in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry including: Managing Director of United Drug PLC, President/General Manager Russia for Schering Plough/MSD, SVP of Organon Biosciences, and Managing Director of KCL Foundation Labs. Vantage Health is a mobile health technology company. More Information: http://www.vantagehealthinc.com ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) (c) 2014 ProQuest Information and Learning Company; All Rights Reserved. |