Teva Pharmaceutical, a global pharmaceutical company based in Israel, has appointed Dr. Carlo De Notaristefani as president and CEO of global operations and Aharon (Arik) Yaari as executive vice president of newly created community and institutional affairs.

De Notaristefani has over 25 years of international experience with extensive technical, operational, manufacturing and P&L experience. Most recently, De Notaristefani was at Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) where he served as president of technical operations and global support functions. Before joining BMS, he held several senior positions in manufacturing and supply chain at Aventis Pharmaceuticals. Earlier in his career, De Notaristefani held positions at Hoechst Marion Roussel, Marion Merrell Dow and Dow Chemical.

Yaari joined Teva in 1981 and has served as group vice president of global API, and most recently as group vice president of Teva generics systems. In his new position, Yaari will execute on Teva’s global commitment to social responsibility, philanthropy, institutional affairs and academic relations.