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Posted On: 12/02/2005

Takeda North America Names Chief Compliance Officer

PharmaManufacturing.com

Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America, Lincolnshire, Ill., announced Nov. 22 that Jeanine Jiganti has joined the company as chief compliance officer. Her responsibilities include advising senior management of compliance and regulatory issues and promoting compliance with applicable laws and company policies through detection and prevention. In this role, Jiganti joins the executive team and will work closely with Takeda’s research company, Takeda Global Research and Development Center, Inc.

“Having more than 19 years of advising experience from a variety of perspectives, including compliance and ethical issues, Jeanine brings a solid background and extensive knowledge to this position and the Takeda team,” said Mark Booth, president of Takeda Pharmaceuticals North America. “We’re pleased she is joining us to provide counsel on the many compliance requirements facing pharmaceutical companies today and to help us continue to uphold our company’s strong values.”

Jiganti joins Takeda from the State of Illinois, where she was a member of the senior management team as the general counsel and ethics officer for the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. There, she provided counsel regarding conflicts of interest and ethical issues for an agency that creates and attracts jobs to the state through grants and incentive programs. Previously, Jiganti was Vice President of Legal handling Regulatory Affairs for a Fortune 500 company, general counsel at Near North Insurance Brokerage and a lawyer at top law firms in Chicago and New York.

In both the public and private sector during her 19 years of experience, Jiganti has drafted legislation, conducted programs that significantly improved business operations and advised senior management on a variety of regulatory and compliance issues.

Jiganti earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Colorado and a law degree from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law.

To learn more about Takeda, visit www.tpna.com.