CEO Today Magazine November 2018 Edition

69 www.ceotodaymagazine.com APPOINTMENTS customers, doubles the size of its team, deepens its senior leadership bench, moves into new, larger offices in Santa Clara, California and expands into new markets in Europe, Latin America and South America. As Senior Vice President at enterprise software giant SAP, Sanjog was responsible for first ever cloud-native Platform as a Service on Amazon Web Services - and all SaaS applications built on that platform. Prior to SAP, he held senior positions at EMC, Microsoft, WebEx (where he was one of the early team members and responsible for leading development of the highly scalable and fault tolerant WebEx backbone) and Baan (where he was a founding member of the core engineering team). With this experience, Sanjog brings the insights and experience he has gained from working at the forefront of enabling a business-critical, cloud-based platform for enterprise customers. “With his deep industry experience, keen understanding of the needs of the enterprise market and proven track record of leadership, Sanjog Gad is the right person to guide Atheer through its next stage of development and growth,” said Bobby Yadzani, chairman of the board of Atheer. “Sanjog pioneered the market for cloud enterprise applications during his time at SAP and drove the growth of development of enterprise collaboration company at WebEx., We are delighted to welcome him to Atheer.” Perrigo Appoints Murray S. Kessler As President And Chief Executive Officer In Line With Shift to Consumer-Focused Strategy Perrigo Company, a leading global provider of Quality Affordable Healthcare Products®, announced the appointment of Murray S. Kessler as President, CEO and member of the Board of Directors. Chairman of the Board of Directors, Rolf Classon, stated, “We are excited to have Murray Kessler, a highly successful business executive, join Perrigo as its next CEO. Given the decision to separate the Rx pharmaceuticals business and pursue a consumer-focused strategy, the Board is looking forward to partnering with him to develop Perrigo’s strategic plan. Murray joins Perrigo with more than 30 years of leadership experience in growing consumer products companies and managing businesses in a regulated environment. He has advanced corporate strategy through innovation, inorganic opportunities, and continuous portfolio improvement. We are confident that his track record in driving shareholder value and running highly successful businesses will advance Perrigo’s consumer strategy and help the Company deliver on our commitments to consumers and customers.” Newly appointed CEO and President of Perrigo, Murray Kessler, commented, “This is a rare opportunity to drive winning results with a passionate and committed team in a high potential, consumer-focused company that holds a leadership position in a broad portfolio of sizeable and recognizable categories. My experience in working with highly regulated consumer products reinforces my belief in this opportunity and it is for these reasons that I have chosen to once again take on the deep commitment of being a public company CEO. I look forward to working with the talented Perrigo leadership team and the Board to put a plan in place that delivers long-term sustainable and reliable growth.” Perlick Names Richard Palmersheim New President & CEO Perlick Corporation®, a family-owned North American manufacturing leader in commercial bar and beverage systems, brewery fittings and residential appliances, announced the appointment of Richard (Dick) Palmersheim as its new president and chief executive officer (CEO), effective immediately. Palmersheim replaces Paul Peot, who after more than six years with the company recently announced his retirement. “Dick’s breadth of experience in diverse roles within a variety of industries brings a well-rounded, innovative perspective to our business,” said Steve Bergum, Perlick family member and former CEO. “We look forward to leveraging his experience in strategic plan development and implementation, brand building, new product development and organizational effectiveness improvement to continue fueling Perlick’s growth in both existing and new markets.” Palmersheim brings to Perlick more than 35 years of extensive business experience in executive management, strategy, operations, international business and innovation. Most recently, he was principal at Woodcrest Associates LLC, a business advisory firm assisting small to mid-sized companies with strategic planning, international growth, innovation capability improvement, product development, organizational excellence and marketing capability improvement. He is also on several corporate and advisory boards. “Now in its fifth generation of family ownership, it’s vital that Perlick’s leadership closely aligns with our family values,” added Larry Molinari, Perlick family member and former CEO. “Dick understands what it means to be a family business and has the experience necessary to deliver upon the mission and vision we have outlined for the company.”