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Valeant (VRX) Names Two New EVPs

November 28, 2012 8:05 AM EST
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) announced today that Ryan Weldon and Jason Hanson will be named to Valeant's Executive Management Team. Mr. Weldon will assume the role of Executive Vice President/Company Group Chairman where he will lead the U.S. Dermatology operations, including prescription dermatology, aesthetics and podiatry. Mr. Weldon will be relocating to Arizona where these operations will be headquartered. Mr. Hanson will relocate to New Jersey where he will assume the role of Executive Vice President/Company Group Chairman and lead certain U.S and international businesses and functions to be named later. In addition, Vince Ippolito will be appointed Senior Vice President, General Manager, Aesthetics and Justin Smith will be appointed Senior Vice President, General Manager U.S. Rx Dermatology and both will report to Ryan Weldon in Scottsdale, AZ. Mr. Ippolito and Mr. Smith have each held various sales and marketing leadership positions at Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation (NYSE: MRX). These changes will be effective upon the close of Valeant's acquisition of Medicis, currently anticipated to occur on December 11, 2012.


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