Dr. Shane N.O. Williams Joins Egon Zehnder International North American and Global Life Sciences Practice

NEW YORK, Nov. 17, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Shane N.O. Williams, has joined Egon Zehnder International as a core member of the firm's North American and Global Life Sciences Practice, it was announced today by Alan Hilliker, Managing Partner of the firm's New York office. He will focus on the international executive search firm's pharmaceutical clients in both the R&D and commercial areas.

Prior to joining Egon Zehnder International, Shane Williams held numerous high-profile positions with Elan Pharmaceuticals including General Manager of Pain BU, where he lead a team in specialty sales, marketing and distribution; Vice President & Head of Commercial Strategy, where he was responsible for forecasting, market research, sales force strategy, market analytics and pricing; and Vice President of Corporate Strategy & Business Development. Williams was a core member of The Boston Consulting Group's Healthcare Practice where he received the "Health Care Practice Area Award for Client Impact" (2003).

"We are thrilled Shane is joining our team," said Hilliker. "His extensive experience in pharmaceuticals and his knowledge of the talent needed - as a consultant and industry leader - will make him an exceptional addition to our team," he added.

Dr. Williams, originally from the United Kingdom, graduated with first-class honors from University of Manchester with a BSc in Biochemistry in 1991. He completed his PhD from University of Cambridge in 1996. From 1996 to 1999, Shane did a post doctoral fellowship at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology where he did research in the area of regenerative medicine and tissue engineering.

Dr. Williams lives with his wife in New Jersey.

About Egon Zehnder International

Egon Zehnder International is one of the largest privately-held executive search firms in the world with nearly 400 consultants operating from 63 wholly owned offices in 37 countries. The firm specializes in senior-level executive search, board consulting and director search, management appraisals, and talent management. Egon Zehnder International's clients range in size from the world's largest corporations to emerging growth companies to government and regulatory bodies and major educational and cultural organizations. Egon Zehnder International has sector specialists organized into global practices. These include Industrial, Financial Services, Consumer, Life Sciences, Technology & Communications, Services, Private Capital and Sovereign Wealth Funds. For more information visit www.egonzehnder.com.

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