Management changes at PPD
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Executive Summary
PPD (US) has promoted its vice-chairman and chief executive officer, Fredric Eshelman, to the newly created position of executive chairman. Dr Ernest Mario, who has served as non-executive chairman since 1993, will become lead independent director. Brigadier General David Grange (retired), a member of PPD's board of directors since 2003, has been named chief executive officer. All the appointments are effective July 1st.