DULUTH, Ga., May 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Stiefel Laboratories has announced the appointment of Alfonso Ugarte to the position of Vice President Global Marketing. He will be responsible for building the global marketing function at Stiefel and supporting its commercial efforts in more than 100 countries around the world. Ugarte also will lead the strategy, planning and execution of tactics to support and attain global sales goals.
“We are pleased that Alfonso has joined our company as he brings a wealth of marketing, sales and international skills and experience to this newly created position,” said Bill Humphries, Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations, Stiefel Laboratories. “Alfonso’s background in the international pharmaceutical industry will be immeasurably beneficial to our team.”
Ugarte has an extensive background in the pharmaceutical industry. He began his 15 year career at Eli Lilly as a sales representative, then moved to Warner-Lambert as a regional marketing manager, and most recently spent nine years in various positions of increased responsibility with Merck in Colombia, Peru and the company’s world headquarters in New Jersey. He received a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru and a Global Executive MBA from Duke University.
About Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.
Founded in 1847, Stiefel Laboratories is the world’s largest independent pharmaceutical company specializing in dermatology. Its wholly owned global network is comprised of more than 30 subsidiaries including manufacturing plants in six countries, and R&D facilities on three continents. Stiefel supplements its R&D by aggressively seeking acquisitions of dermatological product lines and companies around the world. To learn more about Stiefel, visit www.stiefel.com.
Stiefel Laboratories, Inc.
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