Pharma Tech Industries Names Preston Wright to Senior Quality Director Position

Industry Veteran to Oversee Quality Control for World's Largest Pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturer and Packager of Powder Products

Preston WrightRoyston, GA --Pharma Tech Industries (PTI), the largest pharmaceutical contract manufacturer and packager of powder products in the world, has hired long-time quality professional Preston Wright as its new Senior Director of Quality. In this role, Mr. Wright will direct all aspects of PTI's Corporate Quality System - including Quality Assurance, Quality Control and Quality Operations - at the company's two contract manufacturing plant locations in Royston, Georgia and Union, Missouri, respectively.

Mr. Wright's responsibilities will include designing and executing corporate-level quality policies and procedures, as well as implementing continuous quality improvement plans consistent with a multifaceted manufacturing environment - one that includes the manufacture and packaging of Rx, OTC, medical device, cosmetic and consumer disposables.

Mr. Wright brings more than 35 years of experience with him to Pharma Tech Industries, including more than two decades in a managerial role. His distinguished background includes Quality Services Director positions at Morton Group Pharmaceuticals in Morton Grove, Illinois, and ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Gulfport, Mississippi, as well as an Associate Director of Quality Services role with ELAN Holdings in Gainesville, Georgia. Mr. Wright's accomplishments have twice earned him the prestigious President's Award for Technical Achievement in Analytical Technology.

"Increasingly, PTI is a one-stop-shop for our customers because we offer a full spectrum of services across a variety of regulatory classes such as blending, packaging, component molding, packaging and final production and analytical and microbial testing," said Carl Oberg, President of Pharma Tech Industries. "The more diverse our menu of offerings gets, the more challenging the task to make sure we maintain the high levels of quality and service that customers associate with PTI. That's why we tapped Preston - a talented industry veteran with a sterling reputation."

Mr. Wright earned a Bachelor's of Science Degree from Maryville University in St. Louis, Missouri. He currently resides in Gainesville, Georgia with his wife, Peggy, and son, Paul.

The largest contract manufacturer and packager of powder products in the world, Pharma Tech Industries (PTI) has been serving the needs of leading global pharmaceutical and personal care companies with product development, manufacturing and packaging services for over 35 years. PTI currently serves over a dozen clients in two facilities located in Royston, Georgia and Union, Missouri, and produces over 300 SKUs of powders, effervescent and solid dose products, as well as cotton swabs and injection molded components.

For more information, please contact Mr. Tee Noland; Pharma Tech Industries; 545 Old Elbert Road; Royston, GA 30662; Tel: (706) 246-3527; email: sales@pharma-tech.com.