Teva’s New CEO Levin Urges “Fiscal, Strategic Discipline,” Reduces 2012 Guidance
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
In a hastily scheduled, between-quarters update, Teva takes down its 2012 guidance issued only five months ago. New CEO Jeremy Levin promises a full strategic rendering by year end, announces long-time Teva exec Allan Oberman as new head of U.S. generics and establishment of a global compliance committee.
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