NEWS AND VIEWS

 

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By Mr. Alfred Shum, Chairman & CEO

Mr. Shum founded Onpress 10 years ago and expanded this recruitment and pharmaceutical services business from a one-man band to 15 staff with 3 offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.  He is a master¡¯ s graduate in biochemistry and MBA from Sydney Australia, has worked for many well known multinational companies in senior management roles, and is a popular speaker and writer on China, recruitment and pharmaceutical issues in international forums.  He has recruited many senior managers and technical specialists across many industries in China and Asia.


  • Mr. Leo Lee, has left Shanghai Roche where he was the Deputy General Manager
  • Dr. SU Ling, Ph.D., previously Associate Medical Director of MSD China, is now an International Business Development Manager for Shanghai Roche, and based in Shanghai
  •  Mr. WANG Biao, has left AstraZeneca, where he was the External Affairs Director
  • Allergan has recently ¡°sold¡± it eye-care business to its distributor, Shanghai Zuellig & Woo Pharmaceutical Service Co. Ltd.
  • Galderma China has appointed Profex Inc. to market its dermatology products, and has significantly downsize its operations in Beijing
  • Mr. Neil Ferguson has been promoted to the position of VP, Sales & Operations for Innovex North America, to be based in New Jersey; Neil will be replaced by Ms. Catherine Day as General Manager for Quintiles Greater China
  • Dr. Rose Qiu, Ph. D., has returned to Xian-Janssen China, after one year sabbatical working in Janssen Canada, as the Clinical Research Manager at Beijing
  • Mr. Douglas Cheung has moved to MSD Thailand; he was previously Managing Director, MSD China
  • Ms. Lily Liang has joined Fournier Beijing as the Regulatory Affairs Manager; Ms. Liang held a similar position previously at Takeda Beijing
  • Mr. Douglas Lim is now the Marketing Director of Shanghai Sankyo Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.; he was previously at MSD China
  • Mr. Lawrence Woo, will retire in early 2004 as the President & Managing Director, of Wyeth Greater China
  • Ms. LIU Yan, previously of Xian-Janssen Beijing, has been relocated to take up a sales & marketing position in Johnson & Johnson Hong Kong
  • Mr. James Ho, previously of Shenyang and USA, has taken up a position as a Director of China Resources, Hong Kong, looking after their medical business
  • Ms. Helen Mo has taken up a position at the Regulatory Affairs Department at Aventis Pasteur

Editor¡¯s note: Please send any news and views to Alfred Shum at the following address:
ashum@onpressint.com