Avid Bioservices, Inc., a biologics CDMO, has appointed Matthew Kwietniak as chief commercial officer. Mr. Kwietniak is an accomplished senior global sales executive with a track record of driving revenue growth and delivering sustainable results through the building and management of successful sales teams, as well as the establishment and expansion of key client relationships. In his new role, he will be responsible for continuing the current growth of Avid’s CDMO business through the ongoing expansion of the company’s commercial and clinical client base.
 
Mr. Kwietniak most recently served as head of drug product sales for the Americas within the pharma services group at Thermo Fisher Scientific. In this role, he led the North America team of sales leaders and business development executives for the company’s pharmaceutical development and commercial manufacturing business. Mr. Kwietniak is credited with record sales growth of quarterly and annual goals during his tenure and leadership at Thermo Fisher Scientific. He also held senior sales executive in the clinical development services business at Covance, Inc., a division of LabCorp. Throughout his time with Covance, Mr. Kwietniak held multiple escalating sales leadership roles, culminating in a three-year tenure as executive director of sales in the clinical development services division.
 
“We are very pleased to welcome Matt to Avid and believe that he will serve as an excellent leader for our active and talented business development team. His demonstrated ability to lead successful sales teams and drive sustained revenue growth will serve the company well as we continue to increase capacity through multiple facility expansion projects,” said Nicholas Green, president and chief executive officer of Avid Bioservices. “We are particularly impressed by Matt’s ability to lead teams that focus on simultaneously winning new client business, expanding current customer relationships and importantly building partnerships, which have and will continue to be key as we grow the Avid brand and Avid’s business.”