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Juan E. Polanco

VP, Site Director, Arecibo, Puerto Rico at Avara Norman Pharmaceutical Services

Juan is a proven leader with over 21 years of pharmaceutical industry experience in the areas of manufacturing, packaging, logistics, supply chain, and warehouse management. He is a results-driven professional who brings decades of hands-on experience managing plants in a regulated environment to his leadership role at Avara’s Arecibo facility.

Prior to joining Avara, Juan worked in both internal- and external-facing roles of increasing responsibility at such companies as Proctor & Gamble, Warner Chillcott, Actavis, Allergan, Teva, and Baxter. Throughout his career, Juan’s focus has been on process improvement and goal alignment. His ability to engage employees, as well as leverage his organizational and communications skills has enabled him to be successful in achieving business goals in a wide variety of settings.

Juan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, with a major in Management from the University of Puerto Rico, as well as a Master of Business Administration with a special focus on Global Management from Phoenix University.

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    VP, Site Director, Arecibo, Puerto Rico

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