Sciele Pharma

Edward J. Schutter has been appointed to president and chief operating officer of Sciele Pharma. In his new position, Mr. Schutter will continue to report directly to chief exeutive officer Patrick Fourteau and will be responsible for day-to-day operations of the company in addition to his sales and marketing duties.

Mr. Schutter joined Sciele in April 2006 as executive vice president and chief commercial officer. Prior to that, he was employed by Solvay Pharmaceuticals in a variety of management positions during his 15-year tenure there, most recently as vice president, global business development and licensing.

Mr. Fourteau said, “Since joining the company, Ed has been a key member of our executive team and came to Sciele with a strong record of driving business development, sales growth and improved operations. Ed’s primary focus will be on implementing our sales and marketing strategies, optimizing growth, and launching two to three new products each year beginning in 2008.”