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Valeant CEO Pearson will step down, Ackman added to board

Valeant, the troubled Canadian drug company, is shaking up exec roles following a string of questionable business practices.

By Cynthia Koons | Updated on March 21, 2016
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mike Pearson will step down in a board and management shakeup after a series of controversies that culminated in a 61 percent drop in the shares last week.

The drugmaker has started a search to replace Pearson, who will stay CEO until a successor is found, according to a statement Monday. Bill Ackman, the billionaire investor whose Pershing Square Capital Management LP is one of the drugmaker’s biggest investors, will join the board. Valeant said it asked former Chief Financial Officer Howard Schiller, who took over for Pearson during a two-month medical leave, to resign from the board following “improper conduct.” Schiller, in a statement via his law firm, said he never engaged in any improper conduct and refused to step down as director.

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