Hiroharu Okochi - Harlan
To Harlan now, and Hiroharu Okochi will head up its Japanese division in the role of President.
Prior to this role, Okochi was at Covance where he was responsible for sales and business development of its central laboratory services to Japanese pharmaceutical companies. He has also worked for SNBL in increasingly responsible clinical roles.
“Hiroharu has all the qualities we’re looking for in leadership for our Japanese facility,” said Eric Hess, Harlan CRS vice president of commercial operations.
“He has strong product development and marketing skills combined with excellent planning, team building and administrative abilities. We are confident that he will play an important role in building our franchise in Japan.”