IPEC-Americas Announces New Executive Committee Members
IPEC-Americas held elections for executive committee positions at the annual board of trustee’s dinner.
IPEC-Americas hosted their annual board of trustee’s dinner meeting on Dec. 7, 2016 in Arlington, VA. During the meeting the board received reports on IPEC-Americas 2016 accomplishments and ongoing council activities from Priscilla Zawislak, chair.
The group also held elections. Because a quorum was not present, elections took place via email and in person at the meeting. In addition to elections, a proposed 2017 budget was approved. The following are the results for the Executive Committee positions:
Chair Elect
Janeen Skutnik-Wilkinson, Compliance & Standards, Biogen
Vice Chair for Administrative Affairs
Bretta Lichtenhan, Regulatory Surveillance and Advocacy, Global Regulatory Management, MilliporeSigma
Vice Chair Harmonization and Compendial Monograph
Phyllis Walsh, associate director, Merck & Company, Inc.
Elected Executive Committee Members
George Collins Jr., vice-president, Vanderbilt Mineral Co.
Heather Sturtevant, manager, Technical Operations, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Inc.
Meera Raghuram, manager, Regulatory Affairs & Strategies, Lubrizol Advanced Materials, Inc.
Source: IPEC-Americas
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