Amneal Names Accomplished Finance Executive Todd P. Branning As Chief Financial Officer

BRIDGEWATER, N.J., Jan. 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: AMRX) today announced that it has appointed Todd P. Branning as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective today. Mr. Branning will be responsible for leading Amneal's global finance strategies, including oversight for Finance and Accounting, Internal Audit, Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, and Information Technology. Mr. Branning succeeds Bryan Reasons, who will remain with the company through the end of February 2019 to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities.

Mr. Branning brings more than 25 years of experience leading the finance and accounting strategies as well as corporate financial planning and analysis (FP&A) for public companies, primarily in the pharmaceuticals sector. Most recently, he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, for Teva Pharmaceuticals' multi-billion dollar Global Generic Medicines division.

Mr. Branning's appointment is being made after an extensive search over the past few months to identify and recruit a candidate who will be a strong contributor to the Company during an expected period of evolution and growth. By ensuring ample time between Mr. Branning's appointment and Mr. Reasons' planned departure at the end of February, the Company anticipates an orderly transition of duties as it prepares for 2019 and beyond.

"With Amneal's key integration milestones largely complete, we are now building, leveraging and optimizing our infrastructure," said President and Chief Executive Officer Rob Stewart. "Todd's deep experience driving finance, accounting and change management strategies across complex and rapidly evolving organizations, will be particularly valuable as we continue executing our strategy to deliver growth and sustainable value. We look forward to his leadership and contributions."

"On behalf of our entire Company, I want to thank Bryan for his contributions," said Stewart. "Bryan played an important role in preparing Impax for our successful combination with Amneal. He was instrumental in helping us capture cost synergies at an accelerated pace and spearheaded the efforts to build the financial compliance foundation upon which Amneal can now move forward as a publicly-traded company. I look forward to continuing to work with him through this transition and wish him well in his future endeavors."

"I am honored to join the Amneal team at this exciting point in the evolution of our business," said Mr. Branning. "We have a solid generic and specialty business foundation, a diversified pipeline and strong cash flow to support organic and inorganic growth opportunities. I look forward to working with Rob and the rest of the management team to help Amneal achieve its full potential."

As CFO of Teva Pharmaceuticals' Global Generic Medicines division, Mr. Branning led the finance function, served on the leadership team responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of Teva's largest commercial unit and collaborated closely with Investor Relations, Treasury and Information Technology. Prior to joining Teva in 2016, he served as Vice President, Finance, for Allergan plc. Mr. Branning has also served in financial leadership roles at PricewaterhouseCoopers, PPG Industries, Inc. and Merck & Co., Inc.

Mr. Branning holds an MBA degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a BBA from the University of Miami. He is a Certified Public Accountant and has completed a CFO certification program from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.  

About Amneal
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: AMRX), headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ, is an integrated pharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing and distributing generic, brand and biosimilar products. The Company has approximately 6,000 employees in its operations in North America, Asia, and Europe, working together to bring high-quality medicines to patients primarily within the United States.

Amneal is one of the largest generic pharmaceutical manufacturers in the United States, with an expanding portfolio of generic products to include complex dosage forms in a broad range of therapeutic areas. The Company also markets a portfolio of branded pharmaceutical products through its Specialty Pharma division focused principally on central nervous system disorders, endocrinology and parasitic infections. For more information, visit www.amneal.com.

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