| By Rexam Healthcare Packaging |
| Friday, 02 October 2009 |
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Rexam, the global consumer packaging company, is consolidating the assets and the expertise of its
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three healthcare packaging businesses : Rexam Pharma, Primary Packaging and Prescription.* The new Rexam Healthcare will be headed up by Marc Haemel, the current head of Rexam Pharma.
During the last six years, Rexam has increased its presence in Healthcare packaging through a series of key acquisitions on three continents.
This latest move emphasizes the importance of Healthcare in Rexam’s growth strategy. With 16 factories and 3370 employees in Europe, North America and Asia, the new division ranks among the top players in healthcare packaging & devices.
”This is an important strategic move for us and our customers. Globalization and increasing regulatory requirements in our industry are driving consolidation of suppliers.
The larger scope of our business will enhance our skills and expertise in global project management, multi-site manufacturing, strong R&D capabilities and regulatory support,“ says Marc Haemel.
“In merging these businesses, we are bringing together successful teams to create an even stronger global entity.
As a new unified Healthcare organization we will leverage synergies in quality, technology, operations and sales to strengthen partnerships with our customers by continuing to bring precision, functionality and innovation to their packaging and products.”
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Marc Haemel’s bio
Marc Haemel, 43 , current head of the Rexam Pharma business.
French and German national, Marc holds a Master's Degree from EDHEC Business School (France) and an MBA from University of Hartford, Connecticut (USA). He started his career in management consulting with Ernst & Young in Paris before joining Crown Cork & Seal where he held various positions in internal audit, finance controlling and plant management.
Prior to taking the Managing Director's position for Rexam Pharma in 2007, Marc was Vice President in charge of Global Sales & Marketing for Rexam Pharma. Marc Haemel has extensively contributed in the internationalization of Rexam's Pharma Packaging division. Rexam Plc
Rexam is the world’s second largest consumer packaging company and the largest beverage can maker in the world.
Rexam is business partner to some of the world’s most famous and successful consumer brands as well as young, entrepreneurial startups.
The group offers a broad range of packaging services and solutions for different industries, using different materials and technologies. It serves a number of different markets including the beverage, personal care, healthcare and food markets.
Rexam’s sales from ongoing operations are approximately £4.6 billion. |
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Rexam employs some 24,000 people in more than 20 countries and is a member of the FTSE 100. Rexam’s ordinary shares are listed with the UK Listing Authority and trade on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol REX.
Rexam Healthcare, three businesses integrated into ONE division
- Rexam Pharma specializes in drug delivery systems and medical devices dedicated exclusively to the healthcare industry.
- Primary Packaging proposes an extensive range of standard and custom containers and closures as well as ophthalmic packaging.
- Prescription offers a complete line of automated pharmacy prescription vial and closures for use in Mail Order, Central Processing, Unit of Use and Repackaging Industries Technologies.
For further information:
Rexam Pharma website
Press contacts :
Patrice Lewko
Global Marketing Director
Rexam Healthcare
Tel : 01.58.47.56.80
patrice.lewko@rexam.com
Laurence Quesdeville
Communication Manager
Rexam Healthcare
Tel: 01.58.47.56.82
laurence.quesdeville@rexam.com
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