Aesica, a contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) headquartered in the UK, has appointed Chris Gowland to the newly created position of Chief Operating Officer.
Gowland takes overall responsibility for all operating strategy. His remit encompasses the setting of operational standards and driving continuous improvement across the company’s manufacturing capabilities in API and formulated products at sites in Queenborough and Cramlington in the UK, Monheim and Zwickau in Germany and Pianezza in Italy.
Under the new structure, Steve Barker and Jarrett Palmer, Operations Directors for the API and formulated products business units, will both report to Gowland.