Pfizer Appoints New Boss for Africa To Drive Vaccine Penetration

Pfizer Appoints New Boss for Africa To Drive Vaccine Penetration

Pfizer announced today the appointment of Patrick van der Loo as Regional President for Africa and the Middle East (AfME) region.

Patrick’s Pfizer experience spans more than 20 years in leadership roles with multiple successes across geographies.

In his new role as Regional President for AfME, Patrick will lead commercial operations to bring scientific breakthroughs in vaccines, oncology, rare diseases, internal medicine, hospitals, and inflammation & immunology, to serve patients.

Commenting on his appointment, Patrick said: “This year has made me even more grateful and proud to be part of Pfizer.

The global pandemic has accentuated our purpose as a company and reinforced our commitment to patients and communities worldwide.

AfME is home to some of the world’s fastest-growing markets with increasing demand for innovative health treatments and services.

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Overall, the region has shown remarkable resilience due to strong leadership and sound policies.”

He added: “Pfizer has been operating for over 60 years in AfME. I look forward to continuing this journey and bringing our breakthroughs to address unmet patient needs.

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My top priority will remain to work with our teams to ensure greater access to our medicines across our strategic therapeutic a