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Optima Pharma adds Sieghard Schuchmann to management team

As a result of Optima Pharma’s tremendous physical growth around the globe in recent years, Sieghard Schuchmann has joined the management team, and will oversee Sales and Service.

The 47-year-old industry expert has many years of experience in planning pharmaceutical plants and in the field of aseptic products, as well as in validation, qualification and GMP compliance.

After completing his secondary education followed by a course of studies in chemical engineering, he started his professional career as a senior process engineer and technical sales engineer for plant construction. Since then, Schuchmann has assumed various responsibilities in project management, validation and qualification in the pharmaceuticals sector.
 

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