Raymond Kaczmarek has been appointed president of Nitto Avecia Pharma Services, Inc. Mr. Kaczmarek will have full P&L responsibility for the entire organization.
 
Mr. Kaczmarek has 20 years of experience in operations management in the pharma and biopharma industries. Most recently, he served as vice president, Commercial Manufacturing and Supply Operations at Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc. He has leadership experience in strategic manufacturing management for both clinical and commercial manufacturing. Mr. Kaczmarek has also held management positions at Bayer Biologics, Abbott Laboratories, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Covidien, Athersys, and Wyeth Biotech.
 
Detlef Rethage, president of parent company, Nitto Denko Avecia, Inc., said, “We are excited to welcome Ray to Avecia Pharma. We are confident that with his proven leadership, knowledge and experience in a broad spectrum of drug development activities, Ray will continue to further strengthen and grow the business and meet the needs of our clients.”

Mr. Kaczmarek added, “It is truly a privilege to lead this wonderful team at Avecia Pharma as we continue to enhance its capabilities as a full service CDMO. I look forward to our future development of the Irvine campus, strengthening our service capabilities, and above all, providing outstanding outcomes for our clients.”