Purdue Pharma Canada announces the appointment of John Sebben as Vice President, Manufacturing Operations

Purdue Pharma Canada today announced the appointment of John Sebben as Vice President, Manufacturing Operations

PICKERING, ON, April 11, 2016 /CNW/ - John Sebben has joined Purdue as Vice President, Manufacturing Operations, effective today. John brings to Purdue more than 20 years of Canadian and International supply chain and manufacturing operations leadership experience, having worked at a number of premier companies including: GlaxoSmithKline, Apotex, Teva Canada, Pharmascience, Biovail and most recently, Patheon, where he held the role of Vice President, North American Supply Chain.

"John is a strategic leader known to set high standards and raise the level of effectiveness and efficiency of manufacturing" said Dr. Craig Landau, President and CEO, Purdue Pharma Canada. "We're excited to have John onboard, as an inspirational team leader with a proven track record of developing high performance teams to achieve extraordinary results, and we believe he will be an asset within Purdue and its network of independent associated companies."

John holds an MBA from York University and BSc from University of Toronto.

About Purdue Pharma Canada

Purdue Pharma Canada is a research-based pharmaceutical company with its headquarters, R&D operations, and manufacturing located in Pickering, Ontario. The company is a leader in the research and development of medicines for the treatment of pain and central nervous system disorders (ADHD) and a growing pipeline of prescription and over the counter products. Privately held, Purdue Pharma Canada is independently associated with the worldwide Purdue/Napp/Mundipharma network of companies.

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