Salim Haffar
PCI Pharma announced that Salim Haffar will join the company as Chief Executive Officer later this year. Haffar, who has resigned as President of AptarGroup’s Aptar Pharma, effective September 1, 2018, will succeed Bill Mitchell, who will step out of his role as President and CEO of the company and assume the position of Executive Co-Chairman, working closely with Haffar on behalf of the Board to effect a seamless leadership transition.
“I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished to date at PCI, and that is a credit to the entire team of talented employees with whom I have had the pleasure of working over the past six years,” said Mitchell. “During that time, we have grown revenue from $85 million to $600 million, organically and through acquisitions. The past year has been one of especially strong performance, as we have completed two exciting acquisitions and achieved year-over-year growth of over 13 percent. As we continue to build on our strong foundation and trajectory of success for the benefit of all our stakeholders, now is the right time to bring in a new chief executive who can take the baton and lead the management team in advancing PCI to the next level. Following a thorough and well planned search, the entire Board and I are confident that Salim Haffar is the right person for the job. His extensive experience in the pharmaceutical drug delivery systems and services space and passion for PCI’s Five Commitments make him well equipped to build on our track record of growth and success, by continuing to provide customers with the best-in-class service and solutions they have come to know and expect.”
“On behalf on the Board, I’d like to thank Bill for his outstanding service as CEO,” said Franz Humer, Co-Chairman of the Board. “We look forward to continuing to work with Bill in his new role on the Board, and are thrilled to welcome Salim as PCI’s new CEO. With an experienced leader like Salim at the helm, and Bill’s continued strategic advice and guidance as Executive Co-Chairman, we are prepared to execute a smooth leadership transition and build on PCI’s strong growth and customer-focused performance.”
Haffar joins PCI with over 22 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, and currently serves as President of Aptar Pharma and a member of AptarGroup’s senior executive committee. During his tenure at AptarGroup, Haffar also served as President of Aptar Pharma's prescription division, Co-President of Valois Group, and President of Valois Pharma. Haffar has also served as Senior Vice President, EMEA at Capsugel.