Samsung Biologics, a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), appointed Gail Ward executive vice president and head of the quality center, and Sojeong Lee vice president and head of regulatory affairs.

A veteran pharmaceutical executive, Ward has almost four decades of extensive quality experience in both large pharmaceutical companies and entrepreneurial biotech companies. Prior to joining Samsung Biologics, Ward served as head of quality at ProKidney Corporation, a late clinical-stage biotech company specializing in treatments for chronic kidney disease. Her experience also includes quality assurance leadership roles at Celltrion, and senior positions at Diosynth RTP and Biogen.

Lee will oversee and manage the company’s response to and relationship with global regulatory agencies. Prior to this role, Lee served as the regulatory affairs director at GlaxoSmithKline in Korea.