Ruud Dobber
Executive Vice President
AstraZeneca plc.
India
Biography
Mr. Ruud Dobber is an Executive Vice President, North America of AstraZeneca PLC., He was appointed Executive Vice-President, Europe in January 2013 and leads AstraZeneca’s commercial operations in Europe. In this capacity, Ruud is responsible for sales, marketing and commercial operations across AstraZeneca’s businesses in the 28 EU member states. He served as Interim Executive Vice-President, GPPS from December 2013 until May 2014. Ruud joined AstraZeneca in 1997 and has held various senior commercial roles, including Regional Vice-President of AstraZeneca’s European, Middle East and African division and Regional Vice-President for the Asia Pacific region. Since 2012, Ruud has been an Executive Committee Member of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA). In 2011, he was Chairman of the Asia division of Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America. Ruud began his career as a scientist, researching in the field of immunology and ageing. He holds a doctorate in immunology from the University of Leiden in the Netherlands.
Research Interest
Petrochemical Oil and Gas Industrial Management Plant Process Control
