Pharmaron Beijing Co. announced the promotion of Ms. Katherine Lee to Chief Business Officer, effective October 1, 2021. She had been Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnership Development since 2011. Katherine joined Pharmaron as Director of Business Development in 2005. During her 16 years at the company, she built the business development team from scratch and has grown it into a highly effective global team. Katherine has been instrumental in developing strategic relationships with their partners, ranging from start-ups to global biopharmaceutical companies. In addition, she has been a part of the core management team that has led Pharmaron?s transformation from a discovery chemistry service provider to a globally leading R&D service platform covering the entire spectrum of drug R&D, including discovery, preclinical, clinical development and commercialization. In her new role, Katherine will continue to lead and integrate the company?s global business development strategies and operations. She will continue to report directly to CEO Dr. Boliang Lou.