Karen A. Flynn

Biography

Karen Flynn has been a member of our Board since 2015. Ms. Flynn has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., or West, a manufacturer of packaging components and delivery systems for healthcare products, since January 2016. Prior to that, Ms. Flynn served as President of the Pharmaceutical Packaging Systems of West from October 2014 to January 2016. Prior to her appointment as President of the Pharmaceutical Packaging Systems, Ms. Flynn served as President, Americas Region, Pharmaceutical Packaging Systems at West, where she was responsible for the Americas regional business segment, including both the manufacturing and commercial aspects of the business. From 2000 to 2008, Ms. Flynn worked in the Sales Management department of Catalent (formerly known as a division of Cardinal Health), a drug development, delivery and supply partner for drugs, biologics and consumer health products, where she ultimately served as Vice President, Global Accounts. Prior to joining Catalent, Ms. Flynn spent 15 years at West, in roles spanning Quality, R&D, Technical Services and Sales. She is a member of the Healthcare Businesswomen's Association and the Forum of Executive Women, and she serves on the Downingtown STEM Academy Advisory Board. Ms. Flynn holds a B.S. in Pre-Professional Studies (Pre-Med) from The University of Notre Dame, an M.S. in Business Administration from Boston University, and an M.S. in Engineering from The University of Pennsylvania. Skills & Qualifications: Ms. Flynn's extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, including her experience in senior leadership positions working at and with large pharmaceutical companies, as well as her insight into the manufacture of pharmaceutical products, contributed to our Board's conclusion that she should serve as a director of our company.  

Research Interest

healthcare products, Pharmaceutical Packaging Systems.