Barr’s Duramed President Ben-Maimon Plans Departure
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Barr will start searching for a successor for Carole Ben-Maimon, MD, President and COO of its Duramed Research subsidiary, as soon as possible, the firm announced Dec. 19
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