Raul E. Kohan

Senior Vice President and President, Global Animal Health
Schering-Plough Corporation
Summit, New Jersey

Raul E. Kohan is senior vice president and president, Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health.

In this role, Kohan is responsible for overseeing the company's worldwide animal health business, which includes a range of pharmaceuticals, vaccines and services for food-producing and companion animals. The role is based in Boxmeer, the Netherlands, where the Animal Health unit is headquartered.

Kohan joined Schering-Plough in 1984 as finance director of Schering-Plough Venezuela, became operations director for the company's Latin America and Far East regions in 1986, and was named general manager of the company's Venezuelan subsidiary in 1988. He was appointed vice president, Finance Operations, Schering-Plough International, in 1990. In 1993, he was named president of Schering-Plough Animal Health. In May 2003, he was appointed group head, Global Specialty Operations, and president, Animal Health Care. His responsibilities included overseeing the company's Global Specialty Operations group, which comprised Animal Health Care and Consumer Health Care. Kohan was named senior vice president and president, Animal Health, in February 2007.

Prior to joining Schering-Plough, Kohan was employed by Pfizer Inc., where he served as controller and budget and economic analysis director of the company's Argentine operations and treasurer of its Latin American region.

Kohan graduated from the General San Martin Military Academy, Argentina, and holds an M.B.A. degree in economics from the University of Buenos Aires.