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Home » PAREXEL International appoints Simon Harford as SVP & CFO

PAREXEL International appoints Simon Harford as SVP & CFO

February 28, 2017
CenterWatch Staff

PAREXEL International, a global biopharmaceutical services provider, has announced the appointment of Simon Harford as senior vice president and chief financial officer effective June 1, 2017. He will serve on PAREXEL's Business Review Committee, the company's senior-most leadership team, and assist in developing and implementing PAREXEL's strategic objectives. Harford will be based at the Company’s corporate headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts.

“Simon brings to PAREXEL more than three decades of global financial management and investor relations experience in the pharmaceutical industry. During his career, he has successfully managed large global finance functions, implemented transformational projects, and improved operational effectiveness,” said Josef von Rickenbach, chairman and chief executive officer, PAREXEL. “Simon’s leadership will strengthen our ability to accelerate growth and improve profitability as we implement our corporate strategy.”

Harford joins PAREXEL from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), where he most recently served as senior vice president, Finance, for the company’s Global Pharmaceuticals business based at GSK’s global headquarters in Brentford, England. Prior to joining GSK, Harford served as group vice president and controller for Avon Products, in New York. Additionally, he spent two decades with Eli Lilly in various finance leadership roles across Europe and in Indianapolis, most notably as head of Investor Relations and as vice president and controller.

“PAREXEL has a long and distinguished history of providing innovative services to the biopharmaceutical industry, a record that has positioned the company for long-term growth,” said Harford. “I look forward to working with PAREXEL’s management team as we leverage growth opportunities and deliver value to our shareholders.”

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