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Dr. Henein holds a PhD in pharmaceutical technology from the Academy of Sciences of Hungary and a MSc in pharmaceutical sciences from the Budapest University of Medicine in Hungary. He also has a MBA and a Diploma of Management from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A graduate of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Dr. Henein is a member of the Ontario College of Pharmacists and the Order of Pharmacists of Quebec. Dr. Henein has held various executive positions in the pharmaceutical industry in the Middle East, Europe, Canada and the United States. In Canada, he started his career at Ayerst Laboratories, Inc. in 1971 and served as Senior Vice President, Plant and Distribution Operations from 1983 to 1988. He then joined Novopharm Limited (Canada), first as Executive Vice President, and subsequently as President and Chief Operating Officer before being named President and Chief Executive Officer of Novopharm International. In 1997, Dr. Henein joined IVAX Pharmaceuticals Inc., a leading generic company headquartered in Miami, Florida and served as its President and Chief Executive Officer until its acquisition last year by Teva to form one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies in the world. | 