Contract Research

Raleigh, N.C.-based contract research organization (CRO) INC Research hired Richard Williams to serve as vice president of the company’s regulatory services. He will help lead the strategic consulting group and all other global regulatory activities. Prior to INC, Williams worked in senior regulatory positions at Merck and Pfizer.

UK-based CRO Premier Research Group hired Sebastien Duval to become the company’s business development director based in France. Prior to joining Premier, Duval was senior business director at the preclinical CRO, CIT. He has also held positions at Chiltern, Parexel and CEREP.

Waltham, Mass.-based CRO Parexel appointed Jacque Fisher to the position of vice president and general manager for its Medical Communications Services division. Fisher will head a group that assists Parexel’s clients to translate scientific information into less complex communications and will advise customers on their communications programs. Prior to joining the company, Fisher was president of Gardiner-Caldwell U.S., a former business unit of Thomson Healthcare. She also held senior-level positions at Page & Moy Marketing in the U.K.

Technology

Waltham-based eClinical company Phase Forward appointed Russ Campanello to senior vice president of human resources and administration. Campanello was the senior vice president at Keane, a worldwide tech consulting firm. Prior to Keane, he held senior roles at NerveWire and Genzyme.

BioPharma Services

Bethesda, Mary.-based United BioSource Corporation expanded its Ann Arbor based regulatory affairs group with the additions of Mark Ammann, Pharm.D., and LaVonne Lang, Dr. PH. Both Ammann and Lang are former regulatory executives at Pfizer.