AAIPharma

AAIPharma, Inc. has made two new additions to its management team. Lee Karras joins the company as senior vice president, non-clinical services, and Anne Wiles has been named as senior vice president, data systems and processes.

“We are pleased to add Lee and Anne to our management team. As we develop and pursue strategies to bring innovation and productivity to drug development both in our non-clinical and clinical operations, their experience and expertise will be invaluable and instrumental to our organization’s continued growth and success,” stated Ludo Reynders, Ph.D., AAIPharma president and chief executive officer.

Mr. Karras has more than 15 years of experience in pharmaceutical operations. He will focus on building a best-in-class infrastructure for the company’s North American non-clinical business. Most recently, he served as a consultant for pharmaceutical and biotech companies in the areas of technical operations, FDA compliance, supply chain operations and strategic planning. Prior to this, he served as vice president of contract services for Baxter Healthcare. Previously, he served Baxter as vice president of operations.

Ms. Wiles, whose professional focus is clinical data technology, will play a critical role in advancing the company’s clinical processes and technologies worldwide. She joins the company from INC DataSpectrum, the data services subsidiary of INC Research, where she served as president. Prior to this, she served IBM Life Sciences as executive consultant, responsible for the development of solutions to e-enable the clinical development process for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO and medical device companies.