Multinational drug-maker Bristol Myers Squibb India has announced the appointment of Mr Pheroze Khan as its new Managing Director. He succeeds Mr Alok Sonig, who now moves to the BMS office in Princeton, as Vice-President, Business Model Innovation.
Mr Khan returns to India after 22 years as business head in diverse markets, a note from the company said.
Earlier, he was Managing Director, BMS-Greece, where he led the organisation through unprecedented market conditions.
Having worked across diverse geographic markets, Mr Khan brings a track-record of strategic leadership, and strong operational skills, the note added. In India, he would look to focus on bringing in vital medicines.
Before his stint at Bristol Myers Squibb, Mr Khan was with Hoechst AG (now part of Sanofi-Aventis) for over 10 years covering the sales and marketing aspects in India and Germany.
He joined Bristol-Myers Squibb as a product manager in Australia in 1995. Charting different roles of increasing responsibility in the company, across markets, Mr Khan assumed the role of Managing Director-BMS Greece in 2010.