ISPE Announces 2021-2022 Board of Directors Election Results

23 August, 2021

ISPE announced the results of its 2021–2022 International Board of Directors election, revealing a slate of strategic leaders who represent a variety of pharmaceutical industry sectors. The election is run by an independent third party who provides ISPE with the final audited results.

The Board is responsible for the governance and strategic direction of the Society and will assume their elected positions at the  2021 ISPE Annual Meeting & Expo, taking place from 31 October–3 November in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

The following pharmaceutical industry leaders have been elected to the 2021–2022 ISPE International Board of Directors:

Officers:

Jörg Zimmermann
Vice President Vetter Development Service External Affairs
Vetter Pharma Fertigung GmbH & Co KG
Chair
Michael Rutherford
Interim President and CEO
ISPE
Vice Chair
Scott W. Billman
Senior Vice President Global Engineering, Technology, & Facilities
Solventum
Treasurer
Jeffrey A. Biskup, PE
Executive Chairman of the Board
CRB
Secretary
Joanne R. Barrick, RPh
Sr. Director TS/MS Validation
Eli Lilly and Company
Past Chair

Re-elected Directors

Ylva Ek
Founder
Robur Life Science Advisory AB
Lou W. Kennedy
CEO and Owner
Nephron Pharmaceuticals

New Directors

Georg Singewald
Global Head of Quality & Compliance
Roche / Genentech
Timothy J.N. Watson, PhD
Vice President – Head of CMC Regulatory Affairs
Gilead Sciences

Board Members Continuing a Term in 2021-2022

In addition to those named above, the following Directors were elected in 2020 to serve a two-year term and will continue their service on the Board:

Vivianne Arencibia
Vice President, Global Quality Systems and Compliance
Moderna
Nina Cauchon
Director Regulatory Affairs - CMC
Amgen Inc.
Chris Chen, PhD
CEO
WuXi Biologics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
David Doleski
Head of Global Quality Audit and External Engagement
Sanofi
Teresa Minero
Founder & CEO
LifeBee - Digitalizing Life Sciences
Hirofumi Suzuki, PhD
Regulatory Affairs CH Japan, Manager
Bayer Yakuhin Ltd.

Meet the 2021-2022 Board