aaiPharma Announces New Leadership in Human Resources; John Harrington Named Executive Vice President.WILMINGTON, N.C. -- aaiPharma Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AAII AAII See: American Association of Individual Investors ) today announced that Mr. John W. Harrington has joined the Company as Executive Vice President of Human Resources reporting directly to Dr. Fred Sancilio, Executive Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . Mr. Harrington, 54, joins aaiPharma having previously worked with Quintiles Quintiles Transnational Corp. is a contract research organization which serves the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare industries. History Quintiles was founded in 1982 by Dennis Gillings and as of 2007 it has 18,000 employees. Transnational, a leading pharmaceutical services organization based in Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , North Carolina, where he most recently served as Senior Vice President of Human Resources. While with Quintiles Transnational, he was instrumental in developing and implementing a new methodology for integrating executive managers into the company. Throughout his extensive career, Mr. Harrington has worked with multinational companies in both headquarters and operating units. With considerable experience in the United States, Europe and Asia, he has developed in-depth knowledge of extensive change processes, leading edge Human Resources policy formulation and implementation on a globally-networked basis. "In addition to his credentials in Human Resources, Mr. Harrington possesses a particular expertise in sourcing and integrating executive talent in the areas of corporate development, global commercialization, business development and strategic planning," said Dr. Sancilio. "We look forward to the benefit of the valuable contributions he will make in enhancing our corporate culture, processes and practices." About aaiPharma Inc. aaiPharma Inc. is a science-based pharmaceutical company focused on pain management, with corporate headquarters in Wilmington, North Carolina For other places with the same name, see Wilmington (disambiguation). Wilmington is a city in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population was estimated at 100,000 as of 2006;[1] . With more than 24 years of drug development expertise, the Company is focused on developing, acquiring, and marketing branded medicines in its targeted therapeutic areas. aaiPharma's development efforts are focused on developing improved medicines from established molecules through its significant research and development capabilities. For more information on the Company, including its product development organization AAI AAI American Association of Immunologists. Development Services, please visit aaiPharma's website at www.aaipharma.com. |
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