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<p align="center"><b>Duke graduates visit Central and Eastern Europe<br> |
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</b><b>PLIVA as an example</b></p> |
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<p>Twenty MBA graduates from Duke University, USA, visited PLIVA on Friday, 09 |
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March 2001.</p> |
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<p>This is the first time that Croatia was studied as part of the curriculum of |
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The Fuqua School of Business. The visit to Croatia included meetings with representatives |
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from the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Economy as well as visits to leading |
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Croatian companies such as PLIVA.</p> |
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<p>International business and the CEE region are areas of interest for the graduates, |
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who will in autumn this year start working as managers in prominent global consulting |
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companies or investment banks covering the region. PLIVA was chosen as an example |
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of a company that successfully conducted its privatisation process and entered |
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the global financial market and as a leading company in CEE with large potential |
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not only in the region, but also in the demanding West European and US markets.</p> |
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<p>As the focus of their interest was PLIVA's research and strategy for future |
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growth, as well as globalisation and financing, the graduates met with Dr. Radan |
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Spaventi, Vice President of PLIVA's Management Board in charge of Research and |
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Development, and Ms. Erika Kaspar, Director of Investor Relations.</p> |
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<p>After visiting the construction site of the new Research Institute, one of |
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PLIVA's current capital investments, and attending a presentation held for them, |
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the graduates remained at PLIVA's headquarters in Zagreb for a while in pleasant |
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conversation with their hosts.</p> |
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<p>This visit is the latest in a range of regular visits to PLIVA by graduates |
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from business schools and students from Croatia and other parts of the world |
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which PLIVA organises, contributing in this way to training young professionals |
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and future scientists from all areas of expertise.</p> |
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<p align="center">###</p> |
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<p><i>For additional information, please contact:</i></p> |
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<p>CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS<br> |
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Dubravko Merlic<br> |
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Director<br> |
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Tel.: 385 1 6120 852<br> |
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Fax: 385 1 6160 358<br> |
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E-mail: <a href="mailto:dubravko.merlic@pliva.hr">Dubravko.Merlic@pliva.hr </a></p> |