Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. has named John C. Ho, M.D. senior vice president, corporate strategy. He will report to chairman, president and chief executive officer, James C. Foster. Dr. Ho will lead the company's worldwide strategic plan through implementing and expediting the plans key initiatives. He has more than 16 years' experience serving pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device and provider organizations in a variety of capacities including corporate and M&A strategy formulation, product commercialization, investment decision making, process reengineering and organizational redesign. Most recently, he served as a partner in the Health and Life Sciences Practice at Accenture. He was also a leader in the Discovery Research and Clinical Operations Practices. Prior to joining Accenture, Dr. Ho spent five years as a partner in the Life Science Industry Group of Pittiglio Rabin Todd & McGrath.