Barker Appointed at Pharm-Olam

John Barker has been named executive vice president, Corporate Operations at Pharm-Olam International (POI). Mr. Barker will be responsible for maintaining high-quality deliverables from POI’s range of global trial services, including government contracts, data management, biostatistics, and other functional services.

“It is a pleasure to welcome John Barker, an experienced leader, to our executive team, where his core talents will benefit our entire organization,” said John Hovre, POI’s chief operating officer. “Barker’s extensive global CRO experience will contribute greatly to serve our sponsors with excellence, and maintain Pharm-Olam’s continued global growth.”

Mr. Barker previously served in executive leadership roles, including senior vice president of Global Government Clinical Trials at PPD, vice president of Project Management at Quintiles, and executive vice president and general manager of Clinical Operations at INC Research. He had direct responsibility for quality delivery on clinical trials, as well as managing global clinical operations and corporate project management system support. Additionally, he served as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army.