Raymond Kaczmarek appointed President by Nitto Avecia Pharma

CGMP contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), Nitto Avecia Pharma Services appointed Raymond Kaczmarek as the president entrusting the P&L responsibility for the entire organization on him.

Detlef Rethage, President of parent company, Nitto Denko Avecia, Inc., stated, “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.”

He possesses nearly 20 years of expertise and knowledge in operations management within the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries.He most recently served as Vice President, Commercial Manufacturing and Supply Operations at Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc., located in San Diego, California thus bringing on board leadership in strategic manufacturing. Mr. Kaczmarek earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and has held management positions in such companies as Bayer Biologics, Abbott Laboratories, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Covidien, Athersys, and Wyeth Biotech.