Eric Gorka Eric Gorka is Head of Commercial Operations, leading commercial activities for the retail and biopharmaceuticals businesses of Sandoz in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to this position, Eric served as General Manager for the Netherlands and later for The Benelux, a role he assumed in December 1999. He also was chosen to serve as interim President and CEO of Sandoz U.S. where he led the integration of Sandoz and Eon Labs in 2005. Eric joined Sandoz (then known as Multipharma) in 1984 as Medical Representative and later served in various Marketing and Sales functions, including product and account management, operational planning, and marketing management. After his assignment as Head Marketing & Business Development in 1995, he moved on to Biochemie, Austria, in 1997 where he was appointed Head of Marketing and Sales in 1998. Prior to joining Sandoz, Eric served as Head Laboratory Medical Services with MGD’s Gravenhage, and clinical analyst with RKZ Dordrecht. Eric represented Sandoz as Vice-President of the Executive Board of the European Generic medicines Association prior to his election as president of EGA on 21 November 2001. He is a national of the Netherlands. |