CSC Further Bolsters European Regulatory Services Business with Senior Appointment

News Release -- July 16, 2012

Posted via Industry Today

CSC Life Sciences, a leading provider of regulated business solutions for the life sciences industry, today announced the appointment of Paul Herd as Business Development Executive. Based at the company's Aldershot offices in Hampshire in the U.K., he will lead CSC's regulatory and clinical services in Europe. Paul joins CSC from Octagon Research, a clinical & regulatory solutions provider, where he was senior sales and marketing director for Europe.

His role during his two years at Octagon included building the strategic European sales and marketing team as well as creating market visibility whilst increasing sales revenues for the company throughout Europe. Before that, he was director of European operations in the life sciences division of quality management solutions specialist MasterControl, having been brought in to establish a foothold for the business operations in Europe.

Paul's European business development credentials go back further still. Prior to joining MasterControl, he developed the European sales and marketing operation of Datafarm Inc., building it into a $2-million to $3-million business within three and a half years. He gained his initial grounding and understanding of the pharmaceutical sector with Liquent selling their publishing products and services.

At CSC Life Sciences, Paul will be charged with continuing to expand the company's already strong regulatory services business, leading the European Regulatory Services sales team to increase sales revenues and build closer relationships with CSC European clients. A particular asset will be his client-centric approach to client projects and emphasis on customer satisfaction, tenets that are at the core of CSC's proposition.

Welcoming Paul into the fold, Fran Interrante, sales director, CSC Life Sciences said:
"I know I speak for the whole team when I say that I am delighted we are being joined by such a seasoned, well-respected and knowledgeable professional in the CSC Life Sciences business in Europe. Paul has a broad range of sales and business management expertise."

"This will be invaluable as CSC seeks to build on its substantial existing client base and to focus on delivering regulatory services solutions appropriate to the European Union market. Paul is widely known in the industry and has deep knowledge of the regulatory business function and our company will be all the richer for his involvement."

Commenting on his appointment, Paul said:
"I am extremely excited at undertaking the responsibility for extending the European regulatory services business for CSC. The global life sciences industry, as with many industries, is under extreme pressure to reduce resource costs but still maintain and improve productivity. CSC provides substantial regulatory experience and industry leading technologies to help its clients meet their austerity challenges. Combined with an innovated approach to outsourcing CSC is well positioned to deliver quality services at affordable prices."