Aralez Pharmaceuticals has announced that James L. Hall will be appointed to General Manager of its wholly owned subsidiary, Tribute Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc., effective May 16, 2016.
"We are pleased to have Jim assume the newly created position of General Manager, Canada," said Adrian Adams, Chief Executive Officer of Aralez. "His valuable commercial experience and track record having worked at a variety of impressive pharmaceutical companies will play a crucial role as we execute our global strategy and take the steps to advance our next phase of growth. I have tremendous respect for Rob Harris, who will remain on the Board of Aralez, and would like to thank him for what he and the entire Tribute team have built thus far."
Mr. Hall has more than 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, market access, operations and product development. He also has in-depth experience and a strong track record of success in both product promotion and launches. Prior to joining Aralez, Mr. Hall acted as Vice President of Commercial at Astellas Pharma with responsibility for sales, marketing, patient access and government relations, operations and new product planning. During his tenure, Mr. Hall successfully launched Myrbetriq® and Xtandi® while exceeding revenue and operating income targets. Previously, Mr. Hall held various senior level Commercial roles at Hoffmann La Roche, AstraZeneca, and Searle/ Pharmacia. Mr. Hall received his Bachelor of Engineering Science degree from theUniversity of Western Ontario and Masters of Business Administration from McMaster University.