24th Jan 2006 15:16
Pfizer Names Amal Naj Vice President, Investor Development and Strategy NEW YORK, Jan. 24 -- Pfizer Inc said today it has named Amal Naj Vice President, Investor Development and Strategy. He succeeds Jim Gardner, who will retire in April after 29 years of distinguished service to Pfizer. In his new position, Naj will work closely with Pfizer's senior management in representing Pfizer's business to investors and analysts in the U.S. and overseas. He will report to David Shedlarz, Pfizer's vice chairman. "Amal brings considerable operational and communication experience and joins us at a critical time for Pfizer as we take action on a number of fronts to leverage our competitive strengths and to build the investment value of our company," said Shedlarz. "We will continue to be active in communicating our performance, strategy and future opportunities to our shareholders and the investment community." Naj joined Pfizer in 1996 and has served as Country Manager, Thailand and Indochina since 2000. During this time, he led a six-fold increase in Pfizer's business in the region. He also was instrumental in advancing Pfizer's philanthropy and community support activities including the response to last year's Asian tsunami as well as programs focused on higher education and supporting people living with HIV/AIDS. His early career at Pfizer included positions of increasing responsibility in corporate affairs and business development, planning and strategy. Prior to joining Pfizer, Naj had a 17-year career as a journalist with The Wall Street Journal, where he covered a wide range of industries from Pittsburgh, Detroit and New York. Naj received an undergraduate degree in science from the University of Bombay and later pursued graduate studies in economics and philosophy at Queen's University in Northern Ireland. SOURCE Pfizer Inc 01/24/2006 /CONTACT: Paul Fitzhenry, +1-212-733-4637, for Pfizer/ /Company News On-Call: Pfizer's press releases are available through PR Newswire's Company News On-Call service on PRN's Web Site. Visit http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/688250.html / /Photo: A free corporate logo to accompany this story is available immediately via Wieck Photo Database to any media with telephoto receiver or electronic darkroom, PC or Macintosh, that can accept overhead transmissions. To retrieve a logo, please call 972-392-0888/ /Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/688250.html / /Web site: http://www.pfizer.com / (PFE) ENDPFIZER INCRelated Shares:
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