The Purdue Pharmacist, Fall/Winter 2009 - Purdue College of ...

Satish Reddy (right) enjoys visiting with fellow guests at the Distinguished Pharmacy Alumni Awards Luncheon
Holly M. Bonsignore
BS, Pharmacy, Albany College of Pharmacy, 1982
PhD, Industrial and Physical Pharmacy, Purdue University, 1987
Director, New Products Group, Pfizer Global Manufacturing,
Pfizer Inc.
Holly joined the Merrell Dow Pharmaceutical
Development department as a Senior
Research Pharmacist after graduating from
Purdue. While there, she led a small group that
performed preformulation studies and developed
oral liquid and solid dosage forms. In 1992, she joined
Glaxo’s Process Science and Technology group, initially conducting
the scale-up and transfer of oral solid dosage forms
to production, earning her a CEO award with a cross-functional
team for acceleration of the Zantac OTC project. After
several years, she moved to leadership of a group focused
on manufacturing process optimization and industrialization
of new inhalation products. In 2002, she joined Pfizer, Inc.
as Director of the Product and Process Development group
in its Brooklyn, New York, manufacturing facility. She served
on the site leadership team and led a group that consisted
of approximately 45 process development scientists, laboratory
analysts and pilot plant operators. In 2005, she moved to
her current position in the Pfizer Global Manufacturing New
Products Group where she is responsible for managing the
commercialization of all Pfizer small molecule human health
products.
Professionally active, she has organized several scientific
programs for American Association of Pharmaceutical
Scientists (AAPS) meetings, has participated on a FDA PQRI
working group on specification setting and on the PhRMA
Drug Product Technical Group, and serves on the Dean’s
Industrial Advisory Council for the Purdue School of Pharmacy
and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
Satish Reddy
BS, Chemical Engineering, Osmania University, India, 1988
MS, Medicinal Chemistry, Purdue University, 1991
Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer,
Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories
Satish joined Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, a fully
integrated global pharmaceutical company
headquartered in India, in 1993 as Executive
Director responsible for manufacturing and
new product development and in 1997 was
appointed Managing Director. In the mid-90s, as Dr. Reddy’s
prepared for its global foray, he anchored the establishment
of key systems and initiatives that positioned the company
for rapid expansion and helped to build its brand and corporate
identity. Today, serving as Managing Director and Chief
Operating Officer, he steers the Pharmaceutical Services and
Active Ingredients (PSAI) and Global Generics businesses.
Satish is the company’s representative to the Indian
Pharmaceutical Association, the country’s premier professional
body of pharmacists, and has served on the Drugs
Technical Association Board, the highest policy making
body under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act in India. He has
been a long-time member of the National Council of the
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), a consortium of 20
leaders of India’s top corporate houses. After serving as
Chairman of the Andhra Pradesh Chapter of CII in 2003-2004,
he has been continuously elected to the exclusive National
Council. He was named Young Global Leader 2007 by the
World Economic Forum. He is a firm advocate of responsible
corporate citizenship and his efforts in the area of Corporate
Social Responsibility earned him the “IBLA - India Corporate
Citizen of the Year” award for 2005 from CNBC.
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