Barentz Pharmaceuticals Welcomes North America President
September 23, 2022
Divya brings 20 years of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical industry experience at the global and regional level to Barentz through her leadership roles in sales, business development, strategy, and new product ideation. In addition to serving senior leadership, commercial, and technical roles at companies such as DFE Pharma and Ashland, Divya holds 16 pharmaceutical-related patents, as well as master's degrees in Industrial Pharmacy and Pharmaceuticals, and an MBA from New York University.
"We are delighted that Divya has joined Barentz to lead the Pharma Vertical in North America and demonstrates our investment to become the leading specialty pharma and nutra ingredient distributor in this significant market," Anthony Litchfield, Vice President Global Pharmaceuticals, said.
"This is in line with our global strategy to provide our customers with a comprehensive range of high quality specialty ingredients supported by class leading-technical and logisitic services."
"Over the last year, we have taken great strides in executing on our strategy of becoming a market leader in the pharmaceutical industry," Mike McKenna, President & COO of Barentz North America, said. "We have an amazing growth opportunity and I'm excited to see where Divya, together with the entire N American Pharmaceutical team, lead us."
About Barentz North America
Barentz is a leading global life science ingredients and specialty chemicals distributor. The company sources branded specialty ingredients from leading manufacturers worldwide and its ingredient experts provide value-added technical support which includes pre-mixing, blending, ingredient formulation and ingredient testing from its state-of-the-art, customized formulation centers and application laboratories in EMEA, Americas and Asia-Pacific.
Established in 1953, Barentz has operations in more than 65 countries with a strong presence in Europe and North America, and a rapidly growing network in Latin America and Asia-Pacific. With a turnover of €2.1 billion, the company employs around 2,000 people worldwide and serves over 22,000 customers. For more information, visit: www.barentz-na.com.