Better Health, Brighter Future
Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that Gráinne Higgins has been appointed Global Vice President of Human Resources for its Human Genetic Therapies (HGT) business. Ms. Higgins will report directly to Ann Judge, Senior Vice President Global Human Resources. As part of the HGT leadership team, Ms. Higgins will be responsible for driving people initiatives in support of HGT’s global business strategy partnering closely with Sylvie Grégoire, PharmD, President of Shire Human Genetic Therapies.
Ms. Higgins brings over 20 years of human resources experience to Shire. She was most recently the Regional Human Resources Lead for Merck & Co in Lucerne, Switzerland, where she managed all human resources activities for 31 countries across Europe. Prior to the merger of Merck and Schering-Plough, Ms. Higgins was Vice President of Human Resources for Schering-Plough, Global Animal Health. Higgins joined Schering-Plough in 1997 following the acquisition of Mallinckrodt Veterinary and subsequently moved to New Jersey, where she held various positions of increasing responsibility. Before returning to Europe in 2007, Ms. Higgins led the pre-planning of the integration of Organon BioSciences into Schering Plough.
Ms. Higgins earned an M.S. degree in organization behavior from Trinity College in Dublin as well as a national diploma in personnel management from the National College of Industrial Relations. She graduated with honors from University College Dublin, where she earned a bachelor of social science degree. She was awarded the Tribute to Women in Industry Award in New Jersey in 2003.
"We are pleased to have Gráinne join Shire’s team and to build upon our organizational capabilities to enable achievement of our business strategies” says Ann Judge, Head of Shire Global Human Resources. ”As the HGT business continues to expand, Gráinne’s breadth of experience will undoubtedly play an integral role in our ability to cultivate the human capital that enables our growth as an organization."
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Jessica Mann (Rest of the World)
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SHIRE PLC
Shire’s strategic goal is to become the leading specialty biopharmaceutical company that focuses on meeting the needs of the specialist physician. Shire focuses its business on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), human genetic therapies (HGT) and gastrointestinal (GI) diseases as well as opportunities in other therapeutic areas to the extent they arise through acquisitions. Shire’s in-licensing, merger and acquisition efforts are focused on products in specialist markets with strong intellectual property protection and global rights. Shire believes that a carefully selected and balanced portfolio of products with strategically aligned and relatively small-scale sales forces will deliver strong results.
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