Ole Wendler Pedersen has been named EVP Legal & General Counsel at STADA Arzneimittel AG.
Mr. Wendler Pedersen is a strategic, globally experienced General Counsel with over 20 years of leadership experience spanning private practice and European-based, publicly listed pharmaceutical companies.
Mr. Wendler Pedersen has a proven track record in advising Boards and Executive Management, as well as building, transforming, and leading high-performing global legal and compliance functions; steering complex M&A transactions; overseeing IP matters; driving litigation strategies; ensuring regulatory compliance; and developing high-impact business ethics programs.
Prior to joining STADA, Mr. Wendler Pedersen was the Group General Counsel and Senior Vice President at Lundbeck.
“Ole is the perfect addition to the STADA Executive Committee at this exciting time for the company. He brings a global strategic and operational business partnering lens enterprise-wide – from R&D to manufacturing to commercial – coupled with significant organizational build and transformational leadership experience across different therapeutic areas and regions. Ole’s leadership will strengthen Legal as a welcomed and key business function within STADA’s innovative, high-growth, and people-focused culture,” said Beth Ehrgott, Managing Director, The Alexander Group.