Pharmaceutics International, Inc. (Pii), a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) announced that John Phillips has joined the company as vice president of sales.

Phillips brings almost 30 years of life sciences and pharmaceutical executive business leadership to his new role at Pii.

“Pii is fortunate to have Mr. Phillips join and lead our sales team,” said John Fowler, president and CEO of Pii. “Throughout his career, he has proven to be an organizational leader and empowering mentor committed to driving customer excellence.”

Before joining Pii, Phillips served on the executive management team of Bio-Duro as vice president of business development. Phillips also played a key role in engaging with customers to evaluate their business needs.

Phillips also spent several years at Patheon and Thermo Fisher as the senior director of business development Americas-East, where he made addressing customer requests central to his responsibilities.

He also held leadership positions at Sharp, Aptuit, and Micron Technologies, Inc.