Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult to recruit new Chief Executive Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult to recruit new Chief Executive Keith Thompson will retire in April 2020 having established the company in 2012 H.E.L. Group brings in new CEO H.E.L. Group brings in new CEO Louise Madden has moved to H.E.L. from her CEO position at Applied Photophysics Romaco Pharmatechnik appoints new Sales Director of Karlsruhe in Germany Romaco Pharmatechnik appoints new Sales Director of Karlsruhe in Germany Volker Brück has been appointed to the role at the processing and packaging equipment supplier SGS appoints new Director of Global Clinical Operations SGS appoints new Director of Global Clinical Operations Steven Thys will be based in Mechelen, Belgium, responsible for all SGS’s clinical trial management hubs in Europe and the US Acino names new Head of English-Speaking Africa, Latin America and Russia Acino names new Head of English-Speaking Africa, Latin America and Russia Steve Mahoney has also been appointed as a member of the Executive Committee Catalent appoints new PhD to the advisory board Catalent appoints new PhD to the advisory board Dr David Schaffer has been appointed to the advisory board of the company’s biologics business Cancer Research UK appoints new Chief Medical Officer Cancer Research UK appoints new Chief Medical Officer Professor Peter Johnson has been internally recruited from serving as UK Chief Clinician at the charity for 10 years Peter Spinelli joins MG America Peter Spinelli joins MG America The equipment industry veteran has joined the US subsidiary of MG2 of Bologna BioAscent Discovery names Director of Business Development for North America BioAscent Discovery names Director of Business Development for North America Julian Abery joins the company as a consultant to expand the company in the US market Mogrify appoints Dr Jane Osbourn as Chair of the Board Mogrify appoints Dr Jane Osbourn as Chair of the Board The OBE is also Chair of the Board of Directors of the BioIndustry Association, a Director of Babraham Bioscience Technologies, a Director of Cambridge Enterprise Burns & McDonnell pushes life science construction unit with new hires Burns & McDonnell pushes life science construction unit with new hires A dozen new hires across the southeast, midwest and northeast of the US bring more than 200 years of experience in the sector Locate Bio appoints new CFO and COO Locate Bio appoints new CFO and COO John von Benecke will take over both executive roles Medica Group names new CEO Medica Group names new CEO Stuart Quin will take over from John Graham as of 1 September British Pharmacological Society CEO leaves for Royal College of Anaesthetists British Pharmacological Society CEO leaves for Royal College of Anaesthetists Jonathan Brüün will be taking up the role of Chief Executive Hanwell brings in new European Distribution Manager Hanwell brings in new European Distribution Manager New leadership is to spearhead a drive into new markets Codexis appoints Ross Taylor as CFO Codexis appoints Ross Taylor as CFO Taylor will managing all aspects of the protein engineering company’s financial, accounting, investor relations, and several corporate administrative functions