PITTSBURGH, May 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mylan Laboratories Inc. (NYSE: MYL) today announced the appointment of Hal Korman to the position of President of Mylan Pharmaceuticals, the company's generic subsidiary that develops, manufactures and markets generic pharmaceutical products in a variety of dosage forms. Korman will report to Lou DeBone who had been serving as President of Mylan Pharmaceuticals in addition to his position as President and COO of Mylan Laboratories.

Korman is a 25-year veteran of the pharmaceutical industry. He most recently has been serving as President of UDL Laboratories, Mylan's subsidiary that manufactures and markets unit dose pharmaceutical products. He first joined UDL in 1988 in the sales department, and rapidly progressed to the position of Vice President of Sales. When Mylan acquired UDL in 1996, Korman stayed with the company and was promoted first to Executive Director of Sales and then Vice President of Sales for Mylan Pharmaceuticals. He was promoted to President of UDL in 2001.

Robert J. Coury, Mylan's Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer commented, "Hal has distinguished himself in every stage of his career with UDL and Mylan. Mylan Pharmacueticals will immediately benefit from his vision, leadership and deep industry knowledge. He is the ideal leader to help drive further growth in our generic pharmaceutical business."

Hal Korman commented, "I am very excited to have this opportunity at a time when the organization is very well positioned for continued success. Mylan's investment in generic research and development over the past several years has paid off with a deep pipeline of generic opportunities. I've also witnessed first hand the incredible culture at Mylan, with a creative, talented, experienced group of people dedicated to identifying, developing and launching innovative generic products."

Mylan Laboratories Inc. is a leading pharmaceutical company with four subsidiaries, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Mylan Technologies Inc., UDL Laboratories, Inc. and Mylan Bertek Pharmaceuticals Inc., that develop, license, manufacture, market and distribute an extensive line of generic and proprietary products.

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SOURCE Mylan Laboratories Inc.
05/20/2005
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