Peter Belden named General Manager of PCI Rockford plant

Company: PCI Pharma Services

Brings over 25 years of experience to the role

Packaging Coordinators (PCI), a global supplier of pharmaceutical commercial packaging and clinical trials services, has promoted Peter Belden to General Manager of its Rockford, Illinois, US-based facilities.

Having previously held a Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing position at the Rockford site, as well as having headed the PCI operations in Hay-on-Wye, UK, Belden enters a new role as General Manager in Rockford, bringing over 25 years of experience in the packaging industry to the position.

PCI operates nine facilities in Rockford, totalling over 1,000,000ft2 and employing more than 1,300 people. The site supports pharmaceutical and biotech packaging services for clinical and commercial medicines, as well as medical device, and consumer healthcare products.

PCI added the Rockford facilities as part of its acquisition of AndersonBrecon from AmerisourceBergen in May.

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