Vetter, a Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), has announced that Managing Director Peter Soelkner will step down from his role to pursue new challenges outside of the company.

Soelkner has been a Managing Director since 2008 and was previously responsible for key account management and the global end-to-end supply chain. His responsibilities in the areas of corporate development and global sales will be taken over by Managing Director Carsten Press.

“Peter Soelkner has led and developed our company very successfully for many years, with clear direction and foresight,” said Senator h. c. Udo J. Vetter, Chairman of the Advisory Board and member of the owner family. “Through his dedicated and value-oriented approach, Peter Soelkner has significantly contributed to positioning our family-owned business as a global player in the pharma and biotech industry. On behalf of the advisory board and the managing directors, I sincerely thank him for his long-standing contributions. We wish him all the best and much success in his future.”