Schering-Plough Appoints Miguel Ribas General Manager, San Juan, Puerto Rico

KENILWORTH, N.J., June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schering-Plough Corporation today announced that Miguel Ribas has been appointed general manager for Schering-Plough del Caribe, Inc., in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He reports to Alfredo M. Blanco, president, Latin America/Far East Region, Schering-Plough Corporation.

Ribas most recently served as general manager, Philippines, for the company. He first joined Schering-Plough in 1996 as a sales representative with the Oncology Division in Puerto Rico, assuming marketing positions with increasing responsibility including division manager, Oncology/Biotech, Essex, Schering, HealthCare and Key business units. He held numerous sales positions with Bristol-Myers Squibb in the U.S. and Puerto Rico prior to joining Schering-Plough.

Ribas holds a B.S. in Biology from St. Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri.

Schering-Plough is a global science-based health care company with leading prescription, consumer and animal health products. Through internal research and collaborations with partners, Schering-Plough discovers, develops, manufactures and markets advanced drug therapies to meet important medical needs. Schering-Plough's vision is to earn the trust of the physicians, patients and customers served by its more than 30,000 people around the world. The company is based in Kenilworth, N.J., and its Web site is http://www.schering-plough.com/.