Clinigen Group plc ('Clinigen' or the 'Group'), the global pharmaceutical and services company, has appointed Peter Belden as Executive Vice President of Clinical Services with immediate effect.

Peter will replace the interim management of Clinical Services who have been in place since October 2019.

Peter is an executive leader specialising in transforming international healthcare service businesses, with a strong track record of driving innovation, expansion and growth. He has significant experience in the acquisition and integration of international growth businesses and forming effective long-term partnerships with pharmaceutical and biotechnology manufacturers.

In his previous roles, Peter has been responsible for delivering multi-billion dollar revenues and sustained profit growth. Most recently, he was President of Integrated Commercial Solutions, a market leading pharma services and solutions business within AmerisourceBergen (NYSE: ABC), where he had full responsibility for Business Development, Client Services, Marketing, Finance, Operations, IT, Business Solutions, Quality and HR. Prior to this, Peter was Vice President and General Manager at PCI Pharma Services, where he led business integration activities.

Shaun Chilton, Group Chief Executive Officer, Clinigen, said: 'Peter brings significant international experience which I fully believe will support the long-term plans for Clinigen and help us to realise the significant global opportunity across the wider Group. He has been tasked with continuing the process of building out the Clinical Services operation to offer a compelling, broad range of services to our recently expanded client base. This will allow us to cross-sell our capabilities even more effectively and utilise the clear synergies between Clinical Services and Unlicensed Medicines.'

Peter Belden, Executive Vice President of Clinical Services, Clinigen, said: 'Clinigen has built a world-class platform that enables the right medicine to get to the right patient at the right time. The Clinical Services operation provides critical, high-quality and efficient services to its clients that I am keen to develop. I look forward to collaborating with the other operations within the Group to strengthen the links between us with the long term aim of supporting physicians help their patients.'

Contact:

Shaun Chilton

Tel: +44 (0) 1283 495010

About Clinigen Group

Clinigen Group plc (AIM: CLIN) is a global pharmaceutical and services company with a unique combination of businesses focused on providing ethical access to medicines. Its mission is to deliver the right medicine to the right patient at the right time through three areas of global medicine supply; clinical trial, unlicensed and licensed medicines. The Group has sites in North America, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific.

Clinigen now has over 1,100 employees across five continents in 14 countries, with supply and distribution hubs and operational centres of excellence in key long-term growth regions. The Group works with 22 of the top 25 pharmaceutical companies; interacting with over 15,000 registered users across over 100 countries, shipping approximately 6.4 million units in the year.

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