Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Polnocny; Pomorskie; Gdanski
Location of affected unit(s)
Gdańsk
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals
Manufacture Of Basic Pharmaceutical Products And Pharmaceutical Preparations
21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations

100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
3 December 2020
Employment effect (start)
3 December 2020
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022

Description

Denmark-based pharmaceutical company LEO Pharma has announced that it will create 100 jobs at its new global business services center in Gdańsk by the end of 2022. The center will focus on roles within the global supply chain and procurement as well as finance and HR. LEO Pharma is looking towards gathering a majority of its global business support processes in Gdańsk. Marshal of Pomorskie Voivodeship welcomed the company's decision.

Founded in 1908, LEO Pharma is a leading company in medical dermatology. The company employs about 6,000 people across 60 countries and sells its products in about 130 countries.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2020), LEO Pharma, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 102911, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/102911.