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Will Downie

Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing

Will Downie was named Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Marketing, for Catalent Pharma Solutions in October 2009.

He has an extensive background in commercialization, marketing and business development in both pharmaceutical and diagnostic imaging markets. In particular, he has spent much of his career running sales and marketing organizations in Western Europe, Middle East and Africa, as well as North America.

Mr. Downie joined Catalent after serving as Vice President and Global Leader of Molecular Imaging at GE Healthcare. In that role, he led a global organization of 1,800 people and oversaw five manufacturing sites in the United States and Europe.
Before that, he held several executive positions in other GE Healthcare units, including Vice President and General Manager, Medical Diagnostics – Europe, Middle East and Africa, and Vice President of Sales for Medical Diagnostics – Europe.

Prior to GE Healthcare, Mr. Downie was with Innovex UK Limited (part of Quintiles, Inc.), where he held several positions in operations and sales/marketing. Earlier in his career, he held leadership positions with Sanofi-Synthelabo UK; Sanofi-Winthrop Limited; and Merck & Co., Inc.

Mr. Downie holds a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry from the University of Edinburgh.