Robert P Roche Jr

Mr. Roche was named an Executive Vice President of Cephalon in 2005. He joined the company in 1995 as Vice President, Sales and Marketing, and was promoted to Senior Vice President, Worldwide Pharmaceutical Operations, in 2000. Before joining Cephalon, Mr. Roche served as Director and Vice President, Worldwide Strategic Product Development, for SmithKline Beecham’s central nervous system and gastrointestinal products business. He also was managing director of SmithKline’s pharmaceutical operations in the Philippines. Prior to that, he held senior marketing positions in Canada and Spain and had product planning responsibilities for SmithKline in Latin America. Mr. Roche began his pharmaceutical career in 1982 with SmithKline & French as a U.S. pharmaceutical sales representative. He is a graduate of Colgate University and earned an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He serves as a member of the Board of Directors for LifeCell.