Catalent announced the appointment of Jim Walter as Vice President of Operations for its Oral and Specialty Delivery business. Walter will have operational responsibility for five of the company’s facilities and will report directly to Jonathan Arnold, President of the business unit.
In the role, Walter will be based at the company’s Morrisville site in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, which is one of the sites within his responsibility. Additionally, he will oversee operations at Woodstock, Illinois and Malvern, Pennsylvania in the U.S., as well as Swindon and Dartford in the U.K.
Walter joins Catalent from his most recent post as Senior Vice President of Operations and Engineering at Tinuum Group, where he managed its U.S. operations. Prior to this, he spent 23 years with Mallinckrodt covering a multitude of operational roles and ultimately, he served as its Vice President of Manufacturing and Facilities. Walter also served as a Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Navy. He holds a bachelor’s degree in math from the U.S. Naval Academy and is APICS-Certified in Production and Inventory Management.