Here is a profile of one of the network’s active members in Zurich. You can find out more about how David ended up in Switzerland, his perspectives on life in here, who he thinks will win the World Cup and his connections to Moscow..!!
Harald Rinde
Born in Norway my need to travel helped me decide to study medicine in Ireland. I loved my six years at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Of course this is where I found my wonderful wife and lifetime companion Nicole, the Irish cailín.
After practicing medicine for a few years in Norway and the US I decided to take the plunge into the “business of healthcare” instead of clinical practice. After completing my MBA at Kellogg, Northwestern University, I joined Ciba-Geigy headquarters in Basel in 1987. I worked first as a Product Manager for Oncology, then as the Head of Cardiovascular products in HQ Product Management. Read the rest of this entry »
Liam Foley
After leaving Ireland in 86, Liam worked as a marketing executive in London for various companies including Haymarket Publishing, who publish the UK’s leading Marketing journal. Employed as an Advertising Manager 92-98 for Karger Publishing in Switzerland. In 2000, began a career at Novartis Pharma AG in Basel, and worked as an e-Business Analyst, International Project Manager, and for the past 4 years as a Business Information Manager in the Global Marketing & Sales function. He writes a regular Blog and manages a Podcasting channel within Novartis to showcase and promote innovation across the organization. Received Global Marketing & Sales Leadership Award 2008, Global Marketing & Sales Business Excellence Award 2007, and Short listed for the e-Learning Team of the Year 2007 (e-Learning Age). Linkedin profile
Liam has an MSc in e-Business, Aberdeen University, Diploma in Social Science, UCC, and Project Management at George Washington University.
Mary D'Arcy Baguely
Mary was born in Ballinamore, Co Leitrim, Ireland and is the eldest of 10 children. She studied nursing at the Mater Misericordiae Hospital in Dublin, Midwifery in Stirling, Scotland and Intensive care nursing back at the Mater in Dublin. In 1981 she moved to Geneva and worked as an Intensive care nurse. In 1986 a career change began her life in the Pharma Industry. She interviewed and got a job at the European office of an Irish company in Zurich called ICP (Institute of Clinical Pharmacology) and held several positions there and at Roche. In 1991 Mary moved to Brussels for 4 years, got married, completed a Diploma in Management with the Open University, worked for an American Biotech company as European Co-ordinator for a Septic Shock program. In 1995 she moved back to Basel as a “trailing spouse”, with 2 children in tow.
Even with a good CV it was difficult to get a part-time job, so I started contracting and then set up CTC Clinical Trial Consulting, working initially at 60% and then increasing to 80%. I continue to try to work at 80%, but it can be difficult.
My hobbies are skiing, wine-tasting, meeting people, and having fun!
Torlach McNamee
Torlach completed his undergraduate studies at UCD, attended graduate school in Canada, completed a doctorate in linguistics at Simon Fraser University. He lived there (Vancouver and Victoria) for 20 years and worked for provincial and federal governments as a technical writer. After tihs he returned to Europe just over 10 years ago. At first he worked in high-tech industry for Hamilton Bonaduz AG in Graubünden, then for National Centre of Competence in Research in Affective Sciences, University of Geneva. He has been living alternately in Chur and Geneva and writes journalistically for La Quotidiana in Chur (often about Ireland) and for An Teanga Bheo in the Irish Times (often about Switzerland).
The honest opinions of an Irish person in Switzerland!
Valerie Gürtler-Doyle
Valerie grew up in Dublin, Ireland, where she studied in the Department of Biochemistry at University College Dublin. She completed a Ph.D. in Biochemistry at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. In 1982 she moved to Basel and began post doctoral research at the Hypertonic Labour ZLF, followed by further research in the Cardiovascular Department of Sandoz Ltd. She currently works in the Market Access department of Region Europe for Novartis Pharma AG.
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