ClinTec International

Dr. Dianne Kikta has been appointed executive vice president of ClinTec International. Dr. Kikta is based in the Philadelphia area and will augment ClinTec’s U.S. operations and global HQ management team, which offers guidance on drug development and resourcing strategies to pharma/biopharma and medical device companies, with an emphasis on the emerging markets.

Dr. Kikta has extensive pharmaceutical industry experience having spent more than 20 years at Wyeth, most recently as vice president of Global Clinical Strategic Resourcing, where she was responsible for providing strategic oversight of flexible resourcing to efficiently deliver clinical research services.

Bobby Bal, senior director of corporate development at ClinTec, said, “We are pleased to have Dianne on board to facilitate the next wave of strategic outsourcing partnerships with our growing U.S. customer base. We believe that entering into creative discussion with the U.S. pharmaceutical industry will help alleviate some of the immediate R&D pressures on cost and productivity and Dianne’s specific experience in global solution development will be of great use to our clients.”