William G.

Biography

Mr. Edwin D. Feist, a married Australian, has over 42 years of international experience in the health care industry working in 3 continents: North America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Starting out as a sales representative, Mr. Feist progressed to senior executive positions responsible for international markets with Bristol Myers Squibb-Mead Johnson and Abbott Laboratories. He joined Abbott in November 1994 as President and General Manager of Abbott Philippines and is credited with growing and transforming Abbott’s business in the Philippines from a predominantly hospital focused business to a diversified business with pediatric and medical nutrition in the Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and other Asian countries. Prior to Abbott, Mr. Feist held several executive management positions with Bristol Myers-Squibb-Mead Johnson including: Division Manager Pharmaceutical-Nutrition Division, Australia, Vice President Marketing, Bristol Myers Philippines; President and General Manager, Mead Johnson Philippines; Vice President Business Development, Mead Johnson Latin America. As an industry leader, Mr. Feist was President of the Pharmaceutical and Health Care Association of the Philippines (PHAP) for eight consecutive years and also a threeyear director of the American Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines. He is currently the President of the American Chamber Foundation of the Philippines. On 17 May 2010, he was appointed as Vice Chairman of Euro-Med Laboratories Phil., Inc

Research Interest

Pharmaceutical Sciences