HERTFORDSHIRE, England and
PITTSBURGH, May 3, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Mylan N.V.
(NASDAQ, TASE: MYL) today announced the appointment of Kenneth S. Parks as chief financial officer,
effective June 6, 2016. Parks
joins Mylan with more than 30 years of corporate finance
experience, including responsibilities across financial planning,
accounting, investor relations, treasury, tax and information
technology.
Parks currently serves as senior vice president and chief
financial officer for WESCO International (NYSE: WCC), a leading
provider of electrical, industrial, and communication products,
where he leads all aspects of the finance function.
Prior to WESCO, Parks spent the majority of his career at United
Technologies Corporation ("UTC") in a variety of U.S. and
international finance roles. He most recently served as vice
president, Finance, for the $7
billion UTC Fire & Security division. Prior to this, he
served as director of Investor Relations (IR) with responsibility
for leading the IR function at UTC. Parks also held several roles
at UTC's $10 billion Carrier
Corporation division including director, Financial Planning and
Analysis ("FP&A") and vice president of Operations Finance. He
spent four years in Paris as
Controller and then as director, FP&A for Carrier's European,
Middle East and Africa operations.
Mylan CEO Heather Bresch said,
"Ken is a proven finance leader with an impressive track record
operating in complex, global cultures and manufacturing
environments. He has extensive experience working in a public
company setting, including capabilities developing strong
relationships with investors and financial analysts. Ken has
successfully led organizations through numerous periods of change,
including overseeing significant acquisitions, expansion into
emerging markets and restructurings. In addition to his strong
experience and leadership capabilities, Ken brings to Mylan deep
functional expertise and technical knowledge and we believe he will
be a great asset to our business and finance team."
Parks commented, "Mylan's dynamic business and unique culture,
strong track record of growth and value-creation, and exciting
outlook for the future make this an exceptional opportunity. I look
forward to joining Mylan's leadership team and working with Mylan's
experienced finance organization to bring value to the organization
and contribute to its future success in providing the world's
population with access to high quality medicine."
Parks spent his early years at UTC in auditing, financial
reporting and controllership. He began his career at the accounting
firm Coopers & Lybrand, where he became a certified public
accountant. Parks earned a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting
from University of Tulsa.
As a member of Mylan's executive leadership team, Parks will be
responsible for all of Mylan's global finance functions including
accounting and control, financial planning and analysis, investor
relations, treasury and tax.
Mylan is a global pharmaceutical company committed to setting
new standards in healthcare. Working together around the world to
provide 7 billion people access to high quality medicine, we
innovate to satisfy unmet needs; make reliability and service
excellence a habit; do what's right, not what's easy; and impact
the future through passionate global leadership. We offer a growing
portfolio of more than 1,400 generic and branded pharmaceuticals,
including antiretroviral therapies on which nearly 50% of people
being treated for HIV/AIDS in the developing world depend. We
market our products in approximately 165 countries and territories.
Our global R&D and manufacturing platform includes more than 50
facilities, and we are one of the world's largest producers of
active pharmaceutical ingredients. Every member of our nearly
35,000-strong workforce is dedicated to creating better health for
a better world, one person at a time. Learn more at mylan.com.
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