Healthcare >> CEO Interviews >> February 2, 2002
LIAM FITZGERALD is Chief Executive of United Drug plc. He has worked
with United Drug for the past nine years and was responsible for the
Contract Distribution Outsourcing division prior to becoming Chief
Executive in September 2000. He was instrumental in setting up UniDrug
Distribution Group, United Drug's Contract Distribution Outsourcing
venture in the United Kingdom in 1996. Mr. Fitzgerald is a graduate of
University College Dublin and the Michael Smurfit Graduate School of
Business (UCD). He previously worked with the Jefferson Smurfit Group
and Dimension Marketing. Mr. Fitzgerald is a former Chairman of the
Marketing Society. Profile
TWST: Can we start out with history and overview of the company?Mr. Fitzgerald: United Drug has been listed on the Irish stock exchange
since 1986. The company has been trading for just over