OPKO Health Announces Appointment of Juan F. Rodriguez as Chief Financial Officer
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
OPKO Health, Inc. (NYSE:OPK) is pleased to announce the appointment of
Juan F. Rodriguez as its new Senior Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer. Mr. Rodriguez replaces Mr. Rao Uppaluri who is retiring.
Mr. Rodriguez brings to OPKO over 20 years of financial and business
leadership experience, with over half of that in the life sciences
field. Most recently, Mr. Rodriguez was serving as a consultant and
advisor since 2007 to Cognitec Systems GmbH, a German software
developer. From 1995 to 2007, prior to its acquisition by Abbott
Laboratories, Mr. Rodriguez had been with Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a
publicly traded, specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the
development and commercialization of proprietary prescription products.
During his twelve years at Kos, Mr. Rodriguez held various positions of
increasing responsibility, including serving as Interim Chief Financial
Officer, and last serving as Senior Vice President, Controller and
Corporate Administration. Prior to joining Kos, Mr. Rodriguez was
employed by Arthur Andersen LLP from 1991 to 1994. Mr. Rodriguez is a
Certified Public Accountant and obtained his Bachelor of Accounting from
Florida International University.
"We are extremely pleased to welcome Juan to OPKO. Juan's industry
knowledge and financial expertise will be invaluable as we continue to
grow our company and execute our strategy to establish industry-leading
positions in large and rapidly growing medical markets," said Phillip
Frost, M.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of OPKO.
Rao Uppaluri, has elected to retire from his role as the Chief Financial
Officer of the Company, but will remain involved as a consultant to OPKO.
"On behalf of OPKO's Board of Directors and the entire OPKO team, I want
to thank Rao for his valuable contributions to OPKO," said Dr. Frost.
"Rao has been instrumental as a founding member of OPKO and leaves
behind a strong, capable financial team. Our company and its employees
have all benefited from Rao's efforts and we wish him the very best in
retirement. We are also delighted that Rao will continue to be involved
with OPKO, ensuring a smooth transition."
About OPKO Health, Inc.
OPKO is a multi-national biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company that
seeks to establish industry-leading positions in large and rapidly
growing medical markets by leveraging its discovery, development and
commercialization expertise and novel and proprietary technologies.
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OPKO Health, Inc.
Steven D. Rubin, 305-575-4100
Source: OPKO Health, Inc.
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