SPI Pharma Appoints Scott Thomson as CEO

WILMINGTON, DELAWARE- Scott Thomson has been appointed CEO of SPI Pharma. A highly experienced international business executive with a proven track record in strategy development and execution, operational management, and innovation for Specialty Ingredients, Scott joins SPI Pharma after 29 years with BASF.


During his tenure with BASF, Mr. Thomson held various leadership roles in both North America and Germany, including Senior VP of BASF’s Global Pharmaceutical Solutions Business. His most recent position was Senior VP Care Chemicals Division, North America.


Mr. Thomson brings highly relevant Pharmaceutical Excipients and other Specialty Ingredients business experience, as well as a solid track record of developing businesses through high performance teams and strong customer partnerships to deliver innovative solutions to the market.
SPI Pharma provides the innovative solutions global pharmaceutical and nutritional companies need to succeed by solving the most challenging formulation problems- efficiently, cost-effectively, and with a focus on service.

For additional information, contact Katie Kristofic, Global Marketing Communications Manager, (kkristof@spipharma.com).

Nice Insight

Nice Insight, established in 2010, is the research division of That’s Nice, A Science Agency, providing data and analysis from proprietary annual surveys, custom primary qualitative and quantitative research as well as extensive secondary research. Current annual surveys include The Nice Insight Contract Development & Manufacturing (CDMO/CMO), Survey The Nice Insight Contract Research - Preclinical and Clinical (CRO) Survey, The Nice Insight Pharmaceutical Equipment Survey, and The Nice Insight Pharmaceutical Excipients Survey.

SPI Pharma

Serving over 50 countries in the manufacture and marketing of antacid actives, excipients, drug delivery systems for tablets and powders, taste-masked actives and vaccine adjuvants, SPI Pharma also specializes in drug development services, having participated in over 60 commercially launched and marketed drugs globally. Headquartered in Wilmington, DE (USA), SPI Pharma employs a strategically located global staff, is part of ABF Ingredients and is backed by parent company, Associated British Foods (ABF). 

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