Amarin Corp Plc (AMRN)

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KM's career at Merck overlapped with Per Wold-Olsen who joined Merck & Co. (MSD) in 1974. He became Managing Director of the Norwegian subsidiary in 1976 and Regional Director and Vice President of the Scandinavian region in 1986. In 1991, Per Wold-Olsen was appointed Senior Vice President for Worldwide Human Health Marketing of Merck & Co. Inc. in the US, and in 1994, he was appointed President of Human Health Europe of Merck & Co., Inc. In 1997, his region increased to include Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as well as Worldwide Human Health Marketing. In 2005, he was appointed President of the Human Health Intercontinental Region, Merck & Co. Inc. From 1994 to 2006, he was also a member of Merck’s Management Committee.

https://www.novoholdings.dk/people/per-wold-olsen/

HDG was right. PWO joined AMRN due to his relationship with KM, not Ekman.