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The Casey Adams Show

Brent Saunders - Former CEO of Allergan speaks on pandemic and $460M Vesper Health SPAC

The Casey Adams Show

Listener.com Podcast Network

Business, Entrepreneurship

4.8637 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Brent Saunders has over 25 years of experience in various aspects of healthcare and has been in leadership roles at several prominent global pharmaceutical and healthcare companies. Until May 2020, when it was acquired by AbbVie Inc. in a transaction valued at approximately $63 billion, Mr. Saunders served as Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Allergan plc. His role as President and Chief Executive Officer of Allergan began in July 2014 and his added role of Chairman began in October 2016. Mr. Saunders first role as an executive officer in the pharmaceuticals and healthcare sectors began in 2003, as a member of the executive management team at Schering-Plough Corporation, where he held several key roles, including President of the company’s Global Consumer Health Care division. While at Schering-Plough, Mr. Saunders led the integrations of the company’s $14 billion acquisition of Organon Biosciences N.V in 2007 as well as the merger between Schering-Plough and Merck & Co., Inc.  in 2009. From March 2010 until August 2013, Mr. Saunders served as Chief Executive Officer of Bausch + Lomb Incorporated, a leading global eye health company, until its acquisition by Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in 2013. He then became the Chief Executive Officer of Forest Laboratories Inc., a role he held until the company’s merger with Actavis plc  in 2014. Following the merger with Actavis, Mr. Saunders was named Chief Executive Officer of the combined business. In 2015, he led Actavis’ acquisition of Allergan, renaming the combined company Allergan Plc. Learn more about Vesper Health: https://www.vesperhealth.com/ Follow Brent Saunders on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brentlsaunders/?hl=en Follow Brent Saunders on Twitter: https://twitter.com/brentlsaunders - Follow me on Instagram:  https://instagram.com/casey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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On today's episode, we have Brent Saunders here on the show.

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