Catalent Appoints First President of Asia Pacific Group
Catalent appoints David Heyens as President of Asia Pacific facility.
Catalent
has named David Heyens in the new role of president of Catalent Asia Pacific. Reporting directly to Catalent’s president and CEO, John Chiminski, Heyens was hired to drive Catalent’s growth in the region following the company’s recent expansion into China, and build on Catalent’s regional operations in Japan, Australia, and Singapore.
Replacing Heyens as the president of Catalent Softgel Technologies will be Aris Gennadios, PhD. Also reporting to Chiminski, Gennadios will have full strategic responsibility for the soft gel development, delivery, and supply business with 10 global manufacturing facilities that deliver pharmaceutical, generic, and consumer health soft gel products to markets worldwide.
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Catalent
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