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UAE’s Julphar names Laurent de Chazeaux as acting CFO

Julphar Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries announced the appointment of the company’s Associate Director of Finance, Laurent de Chazeaux, as Acting Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Laurent replaces Jerome Carle, who  as been appointed GM of Julphar.

Julphar’s Chairman, Sheikh Faisal Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, said, “Laurent is an established financial executive with extensive background overseeing finance organisations. With him leading the finance team, I am confident that
we will be well-positioned to enter the next phase of our strategy execution.”

“I am much honoured to have been appointed to this role,” said Laurent de Chazeaux. “I will work closely with
the executive team and focus on driving performance to help the company achieve its next stages of growth.” As
Acting CFO of Julphar, de Chazeaux will be responsible for leading Julphar’s finance department and keeping accurate financial records. He will be in charge of the administrative and risk management operations and will  develop financial strategies in line with the company’s objectives. He will report to the company’s recently  appointed General Manager, Jerome Carle.

Over the last 20 years, de Chazeaux has worked in a number of senior finance roles in the pharmaceutical industry & investment banking. He spent several years working for Cowen, where he was in charge of analysing performances of midsize European pharmaceutical companies & before joining Julphar as Associate Director Finance in June 2017, he worked at Sanofi & as Finance Director at AstraZeneca.