Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced the appointment of Mariano Balaguer as Vice President, CFO and Chief Accounting Officer, effective from October 3, 2016. Mr. Balaguer has nearly 20 years of senior management experience in finance with global companies such as Novartis Consumer Health, Nestle and most recently, the Global Strategic Portfolio Division of Henry Schein (Henry Schein). With Henry Schein, Mr. Balaguer was responsible for the finance functions of the business working to expand the investment and profitability of the group as well as further the capabilities of the financial teams. He worked closely with the financial leaders of Henry Schein's affiliate companies in all aspects of financial reporting, planning, expense control, tax, treasury, M&A and other financial matters.