New President for AMRI Europe

24-05-2012: AMRI  announced the appointment of Ian Shott as President of AMRI Europe, reporting to Thomas D'Ambra, Ph.D., chairman, president and CEO. In this newly created role, Mr. Shott will have responsibility for AMRI's business operations in Europe, including the company's site in Wales, United Kingdom, and work closely with AMRI's European-based business development team. As the founder of Excelsyn, acquired by AMRI in 2010, and with more than 20 years experience working with global pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and chemical companies, Mr. Shott will be instrumental in leading AMRI's sales growth in European markets as well as the worldwide effort to continue to expand revenue growth at the Wales manufacturing location.

Mr. Shott was the founder and CEO of Excelsyn – now AMRI UK – acquired in February 2010 to expand the company's services platform and footprint in Europe. Mr. Shott serves as Managing Director of Shott Consulting Limited, where he provides consulting services to the health care and chemical industries, as well as leading Industry Boards for the British Government in Science, Technology, Innovation and Business Development.

Mr. Shott's earlier career included executive board posts at RhodiaChirex in France, Chirex in the United States, Lonza in Switzerland, and Astra Zeneca in the United Kingdom. He has been particularly involved in creating and/or transforming businesses by a combination of break out development, culture change, organic growth, internal re-engineering and external merger, acquisition and divestment.