Timothy R. Wright

Timothy R. Wright was appointed Executive Vice President, Business Development, Strategy and Innovation, for Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. in April 2015. Mr. Wright currently serves as Founder and Chairman of the Drug Discovery and Development Institute for The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center. He has previously served as President of Covidien Pharmaceuticals from 2007-2010. He was CEO (Interim) & President, BOD and Chief Operating Officer from 2004-2007 at AAI. He was CEO (Interim) & President, a member of the board of directors and Chief Operating Officer at AAI Pharmaceuticals/Xanodyne from 2004-2007. He served at Elan Bio-Pharmaceuticals as President, Global Operations from 2001-2004 and President, Europe, Japan & ROW and Executive Vice President, Business Development & Licensing from 2001-2002. During 1984-1999, he served at DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Company, holding roles such as Senior Vice President, Strategy & Corporate Business Development from 1996-1999, Vice President, Strategic Marketing & Operations – Europe from 1995-1996, President & CEO, Toronto, Canada from 1993-1995, and Vice President, Marketing from 1990-1993. Mr. Wright holds a Bachelor of Science degree from The Ohio State University. He brings a wealth of knowledge to the company and experience specific to the pharmaceuticals’ manufacturing space and related impacts on drug discovery.