Kay Schmidt, Senior Vice President, Technical Operations
Catalent Pharma Solutions announced the appointment of Kay Schmidt as Senior Vice President, Technical Operations.
Reporting to Alessandro Maselli, who earlier this month was appointed as Catalent’s new President and Chief Operating Officer, Schmidt and the Technical Operations organization will also focus on excellence and continuous improvement in the company’s project management efforts, including new product launches, technical transfers, engineering projects, and customer engagements, as well as managing Catalent’s environmental, health, security, and safety processes.
“Kay’s experience in overseeing numerous large-scale programs makes her the ideal candidate to lead this vital function,” said Maselli. “In today’s pharmaceutical industry, coupling speed with continuous improvement, technical expertise, and operational consistency is critical to the ongoing success of our customer programs and enduring partnerships.”
Schmidt joined Catalent in 2009, holding several leadership roles in product development across multiple drug delivery dosage forms. Most recently, she provided leadership to Catalent’s global virtual Project Management Organization for new product introductions, in addition to her role as Vice President, Product Development in the company’s Biologics and Specialty Drug Delivery business unit. Prior to joining Catalent, she held various leadership roles at GE Healthcare developing and delivering diagnostic imaging technologies. She is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt, and has a bachelor’s degree from Carroll University, Wisconsin and a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.