MIKE GIBSON

Chief Technical Officer, Sterling Pharma Solutions

Mike’s career began as a synthetic chemist at Astra Zeneca, following completion of an MA in chemistry at Oxford University. He joined Sterling (then ChiRex) in 1998 as a Process Chemist. Over the last 23 years at Sterling, Mike has taken on a number of roles including Product Manager, Head of Sales and Marketing and Research and Development Director. With a background in chemistry and many years spent working in manufacturing, Mike has a great deal of experience in supporting products throughout the lifecycle from development to commercial scale. Most recently Mike joined the Sterling Executive Team as Chief Technical Officer with responsibility for New Product Introduction, Process Improvement, Process Chemistry and Technology and Innovation as well as global technical alignment across the Sterling facilities.