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Aesica recruits operations director

pharmafile | February 5, 2013 | Appointment | Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Aesica, CMO 

Contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) Aesica has appointed Jarrett Palmer as Operations director of its formulated products business unit business.

Palmer has accumulated over 15 years’ experience in senior leadership positions, and has managed facilities for global CMOs including Catalent Pharma Solutions and Piramal Healthcare.

Based at Aesica’s UK headquarters in Newcastle, Palmer will report to Chris Gowland, managing director of Formulated Products. Operations at the Queenborough facility and recently acquired sites in Europe – including Monheim and Zwickau (Germany) and Pianezza (Italy) – will be managed by Palmer who will co-ordinate operational activities around the company’s commercial scale manufacturing, packaging and distribution activities.

Chris Gowland, managing director of Formulated Products at Aesica said: “We are delighted to have Jarrett Palmer join Aesica as Operations director. He brings significant experience with a long and established track record of managing sites for global CMOs. Jarrett’s role is central to the maintenance of high standards at our FDA approved commercial scale manufacturing sites.

“He will be critical to the acquisition process and will support senior management in identifying global acquisition targets and transitioning new sites in line with our exacting efficiency and quality standards.”

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