Atlanta, Ga., USA - November 15, 2012, Atlanta, Ga., USA - Alimera Sciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, announced the appointments of Philip Ashman as SVP, European managing director, Eric Teo as VP and European medical director and Anne-Marie Swift as VP and European marketing director.
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Dr. Ashman brings to Alimera more than 20 years of experience in all aspects of pharmaceutical management. During his career, he has held numerous leadership roles, including serving as vice president at Bayer, responsible for setting strategy and early preparations for specialty medicines.
Dr. Ashman also served at Bayer as Regional Business Unit Head (Europe) in Oncology, responsible for the delivery of oncology sales and profitability targets in Europe, Canada, the Middle East and Africa. Most recently, he has been responsible for leadership of the market access strategy in the U.K. for Bayer, covering numerous therapy areas including ophthalmology. Dr. Ashman holds a doctorate in biochemistry from the University of London: Royal Holloway and Bedford, U.K., and a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from the University College London, U.K.
Following a career as a physician, Eric Teo, MBBS, MBA, FFPM, FRCP, LLM, moved on to the pharmaceutical industry where he has spent more than 11 years in various roles in medical and regulatory affairs, most recently serving as director of global regulatory affairs, health and personal care for Reckitt Benckiser. While there, he established the European medical and regulatory team following the company's acquisition of Boots Healthcare and led several successful European product launches.
Dr. Teo trained as a physician at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons (Glasgow) and a Fellow of the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine, Royal College of Physicians, U.K. In addition to a postgraduate diploma in medicine, Dr. Teo also holds a MBA from London Business School and a LLM from BPP Law School, London.
Trained as a registered nurse, Ms. Swift has broad experience as a senior market leader in ophthalmic pharmaceuticals. Prior to joining Alimera, Ms. Swift served as European brand director for ophthalmology at Pfizer Limited, focusing on glaucoma and retina treatments. In this role, she managed all aspects of marketing for Xalatan and Xalacom across Europe, including development of the medical education programs and key opinion leaders for the brands. ■