In Brief: Pharmacia & Upjohn
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Pharmacia & Upjohn: Recently merged firm opens its London-based Corporate Management Center and unveils a new corporate logo and employee volunteer program. The management center, located in Staines until facilities are completed in Windsor, "will be the focal point for Pharmacia & Upjohn's new management approach" of "centralized strategic direction and decentralized implementation," the firm says. Pharmacia & Upjohn will continue to have operation headquarters in Kalamazoo, Mich., Milan and Stockholm. The logo is a stone bearing three symbols: a hand, which the company explains represents inventiveness, a bird for challenge and hope, and a star for inspiration. The stone symbolizes the company's strength, the firm says. Under a new worldwide community volunteer program, employees will be encouraged to donate time and/or money to a non-profit health care organization. The firm will match donations...