Deepak Khanna becomes new ABPI president-elect

pharmafile | December 8, 2011 | Appointment | Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Deepak Khanna 

Deepak Khanna, senior vice president and UK managing director of Merck, Sharp and Dohme has been named as president-elect of the ABPI.

Khanna will be taking over from current ABPI president Simon Jose in April next year and will serve for 12 months, with the option of re-election after this period.

He said: “I am absolutely delighted and deeply honoured to have been given the opportunity to lead the representation of the industry at this challenging time for the pharmaceutical sector.

“The government’s proposals for a new pricing system for branded medicines, the reforms of the NHS, and the recommendations of the Nicholson Review of Innovation mean it is vital for the industry to have a strong and united voice.”

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Khanna, who began his career with Merck in 1988, previously managed all aspects of the US Merck/Schering-Plough joint venture, and was responsible for the US marketing and sales for the two cardiovascular products jointly marketed by the companies.

He was born in the UK and holds dual nationality, both British and American, and studied for his bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and economics in Berkeley, California, and MBA in marketing from Santa Clara. 

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