Quintiles

Michael Troullis has been named chief financial officer, Quintiles Transnational Corp., effective immediately. Mr. Troullis had been acting chief financial officer for the past year. He will report to Dennis Gillings, CBE, chairman and chief executive officer of Quintiles Transnational.

Mr. Troullis joined the company in 1992 as director of finance, Europe. Prior to his appointment as acting chief financial officer, he was senior vice president and worldwide controller. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Troullis had a 10-year career with CooperVision, where he held several positions of increasing responsibility, finally as European finance director; and six years with KPMG in the UK.

“Mike’s financial expertise and deep knowledge of Quintiles and our markets make him the best person to be the fourth CFO in Quintiles’ 25-year history,” said Mr. Gillings. “He has helped put in place the financial systems and controls needed to support Quintiles’ growth from a small CRO to being the global leader in helping companies bring medicines to market faster and more efficiently.”