Piramal Pharma Solutions has announced the appointment of Stuart E. Needleman as its Chief Commercial Officer. PPS offers a unique end-to-end integrated services platform to its global pharmaceutical customer base and Mr. Needleman will play a key role in enabling successful growth and execution of PPS offerings. As Chief Commercial Officer, Mr. Needleman will be responsible for driving all global business development activities for the services business, ranging from discovery services to commercial supply, in both drug substance and drug product.
Announcing the appointment, Vivek Sharma, CEO, Piramal Pharma Solutions said: "Stu is a respected senior executive in the contract services industry, having held leadership roles in business development, sales and marketing, and operations, in a distinguished career that spans nearly three decades. His track record of driving sustainable growth at attractive margins, across several leading global organizations is well acknowledged by the industry. He also has had proven experience in developing seamless solutions that integrate drug substance and drug products. We are delighted to have him on board and believe that his extensive experience, and leadership traits, will be a perfect fit with our culture, as we move forward towards the strategic vision of becoming the 'partner-of-choice' for firms across the globe."
Speaking about vision for PPS, Stu Needleman added: "PPS has a broad geographical footprint and an impressive range of integrated capabilities that make it a global leader in Contract Development and Manufacturing. As our clients continue to rationalize costs, they look for dependable partners that can assist them in multiple areas within the drug discovery and development continuum. The focus of PPS, over the past several years, on developing a seamless solution that integrates drug substance and drug product, makes it poised to benefit from the industry trend of externalizing R&D and commercial activities. I look forward to working with the team and building long term, sustainable, strategic relationships with our key customers."
Immediately prior to joining PPS, Stu served as the President of Laurus Synthesis, a subsidiary of Laurus Labs. Prior to Laurus, Stu was President and Chief Operating Officer of Aptuit. Stu also held key roles at Cambrex, Oxford Asymmetry, ChiRex, Rhodia Pharma Solutions and Arch Pharmalabs in his earlier stints. He holds MBA and BSc. in Chemical Engineering degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI).