Torbay Pharma strengthens leadership team to support North American growth strategy Torbay Pharma strengthens leadership team to support North American growth strategy The company has welcomed Mohammed Nazir as Chief Operating Officer (COO) and Tara Slivey as Chief Product Officer (CPO) Rentschler Biopharma appoints Patrick Cushing as VP Operations for US subsidiary Rentschler Biopharma appoints Patrick Cushing as VP Operations for US subsidiary The novel position will require Dr Cushing to manager operations at the Miford, MA facility in the US ProBioGen appoints Alfred Merz as CEO ProBioGen appoints Alfred Merz as CEO Dr Merz joins from Bayer Pharmaceuticals as CEO, focusing on developing the global reach of ProBioGen Sphere Fluidics appoints Dale Levitzke as CEO Sphere Fluidics appoints Dale Levitzke as CEO Dale Levitzke joins as Dr Frank F. Craig, current CEO and co-founder, announces his retirement Calluna Pharma appoints Margrethe Sørgaard as Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations and Pharmacovigilance Calluna Pharma appoints Margrethe Sørgaard as Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations and Pharmacovigilance First senior executive appointment made following company launch to oversee strategic development of clinical programmes Ascend hires Scott Law as COO Ascend hires Scott Law as COO He will join the company to optimise Ascend's operations from his recent role at Telix Pharmaceuticals as the Senior Vice President of Global Manufacturing and Operations Amarna Therapeutics appoints Aurelia Caparrós as new Chief Business Officer Amarna Therapeutics appoints Aurelia Caparrós as new Chief Business Officer Aurellia will be reponsible for driving Amarna's growth in the Netherlands and Spain Kindeva Drug Delivery appoints Denis Johnson as Chief Operating Officer Kindeva Drug Delivery appoints Denis Johnson as Chief Operating Officer Denis will be responsible for optimising global operations for the company etherna appoints Shelly West as Business Development Director, US etherna appoints Shelly West as Business Development Director, US Shelly arrives from Cellpoint Biosciences and will be in charge of expanding etherna's US customer base Wacker Chemical Corporation promotes Christoph Kowitz to President of US subsidiary Wacker Chemical Corporation promotes Christoph Kowitz to President of US subsidiary The position originally held by David Willhoit is a promotion from Christoph's six year tenure as the Head of Corporate R&D Edward Rayner appointed as as Non-Executive Director of Sphere Fluidics Edward Rayner appointed as as Non-Executive Director of Sphere Fluidics Ed’s appointment will strengthen the company’s strategic vision as it progresses ambitious plans for future growth and commercial success KBI Biopharma appoints Jean-Baptiste Agnus as Chief Business Officer KBI Biopharma appoints Jean-Baptiste Agnus as Chief Business Officer Jean-Baptiste will bring more than 20 years' experience in the biopharmaceutical industry, and will aim to build and maintain KBI's long-term partnerships Cresset creates new Vice President role to lead its AI strategy Cresset creates new Vice President role to lead its AI strategy Dr Mutlu Dogruel joins from Microsoft, where he was responsible for empowering organisations to implement scalable AI solutions into their workflow Gerhard Schubert appoints Johannes Schubert as Head of Sales Gerhard Schubert appoints Johannes Schubert as Head of Sales Johannes Schubert follows on from Martin Sauter, who has relinquished the position for health reasons – though he remains with the company Veranova appoint Scott Lassonde as SVP, Chief Financial Officer Veranova appoint Scott Lassonde as SVP, Chief Financial Officer Scott has over 14 years of experience as a Chief Financial Officer in private manufacturing-based businesses Lonza appoints Wolfgang Wienand as CEO Lonza appoints Wolfgang Wienand as CEO Wolfgang Wienand, currently CEO of Swiss CDMO Siegfried Holding AG, will become CEO of Lonza in the summer of 2024