Philip Macnabb designated Curia chief executive officer

KUALA LUMPUR, March 17 (Bernama) -- Curia, a leading contract research, development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) has announced the appointment of Philip Macnabb as chief executive officer, succeeding John Ratliff.

“On behalf of the Board of Directors, we thank John Ratliff for the tremendous progress that Curia made during his tenure,” said Curia board members Sean Cunningham, managing director, GTCR and William McMullan, managing director, Carlyle in a statement.

“We are delighted to welcome Phil, a seasoned executive who has an impressive track record of focusing companies on their core value proposition, enhancing the customer experience and building organisations with real and sustaining value.

“Curia is well positioned in the growing CDMO market, and we are excited about its outlook under Phil’s leadership.”

Macnabb commented that Curia was a unique company with deep scientific expertise across its end-to-end offering.

“We have incredible people in the global Curia community, who are highly motivated by our noble purpose of improving patients lives. Going forward, we will focus on creating sustainable value for customers and employees.”

Macnabb joins Curia having spent years in leadership roles at various companies in the healthcare industry. Prior to that, he held senior positions in technology, distribution and consumer product segments.

He received an MBA from the University of Chicago and a BS in Business Administration from Purdue University.

Curia’s nearly 4,000 employees at 29 locations across the United States, Europe and Asia help its customers advance from curiosity to cure.

-- BERNAMA