Health Care & Pharma

Eisai Inc. announces new president, CEO

By Emily Bader, March 10, 2014 at 12:09 PM

Woodcliff Lake-based pharmaceutical company Eisai Inc. announced Monday the appointments of Yuji Matsue as chief executive officer and Shaji Procida as president and chief operating officer, effective April 1.

According to the announcement, Matsue and Procida will succeed current president and CEO Lonnel Coats, who will be retiring in June after 18 years.

Matsue will be responsible for strategic direction of the Americas Region and Procida will have full operating and responsibility for the U.S. business. Together, they will provide regional management support and oversight to all of Eisai’s operating companies in the U.S., the announcement said.

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