Armin M. Kessler

Background

Kessler, Armin M. was born in 1939.

Education

Degree in Physics and Chemistry, University Pretoria, South Africa. Doctorate in Business Administration (honorary), University Pretoria, South Africa. Degree in Chemical Engineering, University Cape Town.

Juris Doctor, Seton Hall University, New Jersey.

Career

Senior management positions Sandoz Pharma Ltd. (now Novartis Pharma AG) in Switzerland, United States and Japan. Senior positions, including head of the diagnostics and pharmaceutical divisions Hoffman-La Roche, chief operating officer Basel, Switzerland, 1990—1995.

Retired, 1995

Former board directors Hoffmann-La Roche, Syntex, Genentech. Board directors The Medicines Company, Parsippany, New Jersey, since 1998, Spectrum Pharm (formerly Neotherapeutics), Gen-Probe, Inc., San Diego.

Achievements

• Armin M. Kessler has been listed as a noteworthy pharmaceutical company executive by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Ann C. Kessler.

Spouse:

Ann C. Kessler.