Alvotech announced changes to its leadership team. Hafrun Fridriksdottir, previously Executive Vice President and Head of Global R&D at Teva, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer. Changes to the leadership team are effective January 1, 2023.

Hafrun Fridriksdottir served as the Executive Vice President and Head of Global R&D at Teva from 2017 until earlier this year. She also led Global Generic R&D for Allergan, previously Actavis, until the company merged with Teva in 2016. At Teva, Dr. Fridriksdottir was responsible for all global development activities, including innovative medicines, biosimilars and generics.

In her role she was managing a pipeline of over 1,000 generic products, as well as dozens of biosimilars and number of innovative medicines. She lead 3,500 employees worldwide in discovery, development, pharmacovigilance, medical affairs and regulatory affairs. Dr. Fridriksdottir holds a PhD in Physical Pharmacy from the University of Iceland. She has been a strong advocate for diversity and equal opportunity in pharma and was recognized earlier this year by the Association of Icelandic Women in Business (FKA) for her work on motivating and supporting women in business.