Charles River Laboratories announced two new executive management appointments.
Dr. Davide Molho, Corporate Executive Vice President and President, Global Research Models & Services, Safety Assessment and Biologics, will become President and Chief Operating Officer of Charles River, effective immediately, and will add Discovery Services to his responsibilities. Molho has a record of leading many of the company’s businesses through important strategic initiatives during his nearly 20 years with Charles River. His operations management experience in both the United States and Europe qualifies Molho to oversee the company’s global organization and provide leadership as Charles River continues to grow. Molho will continue to report directly to James C. Foster, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
Birgit Girshick, Corporate Senior Vice President, Global Discovery Services, has been appointed Corporate Executive Vice President, Discovery and Safety Assessment. During her more than 25 years with the Company, Girshick has established an exceptional record of operational management, most recently leading the global Discovery business after successfully executing the WIL Research integration. Realigning management of the Discovery and Safety Assessment businesses under Girshick’s leadership will enable Charles River to better leverage the synergies between the two related units and enhance the extensive services provided to clients. Girshick will report directly to Molho.
“I look forward to continuing to work side-by-side with Dr. Molho and Ms. Girshick as we drive Charles River’s growth and development over the coming years. We plan to nearly double in size over the course of our five-year plan, generating significant earnings growth and delivering value to all our stakeholders, and today’s appointments of Dr. Molho and Ms. Girshick give us the right leadership structure to support and advance that plan,” James C. Foster, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer said.