Christopher Smith, CQE, RAC has been appointed to vice president of quality and regulatory affairs at AAIPharma Services Corp. This is the company’s first appointment since partnering with private equity firm, Water Street Healthcare Partners, to separate from AAIPharma, Inc. and become an independent company.

Mr. Smith will lead efforts to support customers with their regulatory strategy and submission needs and head the company’s GMP compliance efforts. He has more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and has held management positions in regulatory affairs and quality assurance with the FDA, Abbott Laboratories and Endeavor Pharmaceuticals. Most recently, he built the global quality assurance function for AAIPharma Services’ former parent company, AAIPharma Inc.

“We are very pleased that Chris has agreed to be part of the AAIPharma Services team,” said Lee Karras, senior vice president Global Pharmaceutical Services.”He brings extensive regulatory and compliance experience to AAIPharma Services and will, no doubt, have a tremendous impact on our company’s future.”

Look for our Newsmakers Interview with Lee Karras in the September issue of Contract Pharma!

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