18th Dec 2009 10:14
Directorate Change
Kieran McGowan
UDG.I UDG.L
Dublin, London, 18 December 2009: United Drug plc ("UD" or the "Group"), today announced that Kieran McGowan has indicated that he will step down from the Board on 8 February 2010, having served on the Board as a non-executive director since April 1999.
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Karen Geoghegan
Company Secretary
Tel: +353-1-4632300
About United Drug plc
Listed on the Stock Exchanges in London and Dublin, United Drug is a leading international provider of services to healthcare manufacturers and pharmaceutical retailers, with operations in the UK, Ireland, USA, The Netherlands and Belgium.
The Company operates across three divisions, Healthcare Supply Chain, Packaging & Speciality Services, and Contract Sales & Marketing Services.
In Healthcare Supply Chain, United Drug is the largest pharmaceutical wholesaler in the island of Ireland. It is also the market leader in contract distribution outsourcing (pre-wholesaling) in Ireland and has achieved the No. 1 position in the UK through its joint venture business UniDrug Distribution Group (UDG). The Company provides specials medicines manufacturing and distribution services in the UK. Through its medical & scientific operations, United Drug provides sales & marketing and technical service solutions, including contract distribution services to a wide range of medical & scientific equipment & consumable manufacturers, with a market leading position in Ireland and an emerging presence in the UK.
In the Packaging & Speciality division United Drug is a leading international provider of pharmaceutical contract packaging services with facilities in the US, UK, Dutch and Belgian markets. The Company also provides speciality distribution and homecare services in the UK and Ireland.
In the Contract Sales & Marketing Services division United Drug is the leading provider of contract sales outsourcing services to pharmaceutical manufacturers in the UK and Ireland and has a growing presence in the US market. United Drug also provides related marketing services to pharmaceutical manufacturers in each of these markets.
For more information go to www.united-drug.ie
This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
the Irish Stock Exchange.
Related Shares:
UDG.L