Penn Pharma appoints two directors

Company: PCI Pharma Services

To be based at South Wales facility

Richard Yarwood has joined UK-based pharmaceutical services provider Penn Pharma. He has more than 33 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and will now manage the South Wales headquartered business as its expands and strengthens its services and international presence.

Yarwood has held senior positions including group president of sterile technologies at Catalent Pharma Solutions and president for Europe and Asia Pacific at Catalent.

A pharmacy graduate from Nottingham University, Yarwood gained a PhD from Manchester University and an MBA from Warwick University before pursuing a career in the pharmaceutical industry.

Penn has also appointed David Cooper as operations director. Previously general manager of oral technologies at Zydis, Cooper also has extensive experience in global manufacturing, gained from Mylan Pharmaceuticals, formerly Merck Generics.

Mark Molyneux, chairman of Penn Pharmaceutical Services, said: ‘Both Richard and David will be valuable additions to our board of directors, and their appointments mark another important step as the company rolls out a £12m expansion programme over the next five years.’

Penn Pharma was established more than 30 years ago and since then has provided integrated drug development, clinical trial supply and manufacturing services to the healthcare industry.



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