The company said in a reply sent from its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, that both the general manager and CFO were absent from Roche Pharma Romania until further notice and an interim management team had been put in place to ensure continuity of Roche’s pharmaceutical operations in Romania, without further comment.

Dan Zamonea and Teodor Lucuta could not be reached for comment by the time the story was ready for posting.

(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)