Amneal Pharmaceuticals (AMRX) 8-K Amneal Appoints Gustavo Pesquin as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer – Specialty

Exhibit 99.1

Amneal Appoints Gustavo Pesquin as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer – Specialty

September 6, 2022

BRIDGEWATER, N.J. – Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: AMRX) (“Amneal” or the “Company”) today announced it has appointed Gustavo Pesquin as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer - Specialty, effective September 6, 2022.

Mr. Pesquin joins the Company from Sanofi, a global pharmaceutical company, where he served leadership roles of increasing responsibility over his 11-year tenure, including most recently as North America Head for General Medicines. Prior to that, Mr. Pesquin was the Global Head of the Diabetes and Cardiovascular franchise. He also previously served as the Global Head of Sanofi’s Iberia and LATAM businesses. Before joining Sanofi, Mr. Pesquin held Regional Head, General Manager, Sales Head and Strategy Head roles in Abbott and Pfizer, Brand Management roles at Procter & Gamble, and consultant roles with The Boston Consulting Group. Mr. Pesquin received an M.B.A. with a concentration in Management and Strategy, Finance and Accounting from Kellogg GSM, at Northwestern University and a B.A. degree in Public and Business Administration from Universidad Nacional de Cuyo in Argentina.

Amneal Co-Chief Executive Officers Chirag Patel and Chintu Patel said, “We are very pleased to welcome Gustavo as our Chief Commercial Officer for Specialty. Gustavo brings world-class experience in building and leading the rapid and sustained growth of various therapeutic divisions at leading healthcare companies including Sanofi, Abbott, and Pfizer. We believe his unique experience and breadth of knowledge in this area will help lead the Specialty business through its next phase of growth.”

Mr. Pesquin said, “I am very excited to join the Amneal team at this dynamic time. The Company’s robust and advancing pipeline presents an exceptional opportunity to drive meaningful growth in the Specialty segment and further expand and diversify the business. I look forward to working closely with Chirag and Chintu, the broader executive team, and all the Field teams that have built Amneal into the successful company it is today.”

About Amneal

Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: AMRX), headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ, is a fully integrated essential medicines company. We make healthy possible through the development, manufacturing, and distribution of generic and specialty pharmaceuticals, primarily within the United States. The Company has a diverse portfolio of over 250 products in its Generics segment and is expanding across a broad range of complex products and therapeutic areas, including injectables and biosimilars. In its Specialty segment, Amneal has a growing portfolio of branded pharmaceutical products focused primarily on central nervous system and endocrine disorders, with a pipeline focused on unmet needs. Through its AvKARE segment, the Company is a distributor of pharmaceuticals and other products for the U.S. federal government, retail, and institutional markets. For more, please visit www.amneal.com.

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