Azzur Group Appoints New Leadership as Company Strengthens its Foothold throughout the United States

HARBORO, Pa., Nov. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Azzur Group today announces the appointment of Jason Congdon to Senior Director of Consulting for Azzur Philadelphia, and Shannon Chesterfield as Senior Director of Consulting for Azzur San Diego. Specializing in professional services for the regulated healthcare and life sciences industry, Azzur Group provides consulting and advisory services that help manufacturers start, scale, and sustain their GxP organizations. 

Expanding Offerings in Cellicon Valley

Jason Congdon joins Azzur Group's Philadelphia practice, bringing to bear his experience at a contract manufacturing organization (CMO), where he previously served as Director of Validation.  There, he successfully led proactive measures to streamline and optimize the validation efforts across the organization. Jason also brings more than 15 years of experience with renowned pharmaceutical companies, including Eisai Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly and Company, Bristol Myers Squibb, Novovax, and GlaxoSmithKline, where he oversaw validation and technology transfer for early clinical phase projects all the way through commercialization.

"Now, more than ever, leading life science companies are under immense pressure to start, scale, and sustain their GxP organizations while maintaining safety and efficacy," said Jason. "I'm honored and excited to join the team at Azzur. My predecessors have done a wonderful job laying a strong foundation, and I look forward to working together to further expand our services throughout the region and offer clients solutions to their regulatory challenges."

Jason is an active member of the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE). He holds a bachelor of science degree in bioengineering and a master's degree in business administration, specializing in finance, from the University of Maryland. 

"This year, our collective industry has faced unprecedented challenges and opportunities. And, we at Azzur Group are grateful to be able to grow alongside the innovators and clients we serve," said Chris Mansur, President of Azzur Group Consulting Services. "I'm pleased to welcome Jason to the team to continue to guide Azzur Philadelphia and further expand the group's GxP advisory and consulting services." 

Scaling services in San Diego 

Poised to further expand Azzur's foothold in Southern California, Shannon Chesterfield joins Azzur San Diego with more than 20 years of diverse experience in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries. Most recently, Shannon served for five years as the Director of Manufacturing and Development at Heron Therapeutics. 

Shannon joins Azzur Group as Scott Corbin transitions to a new role as Director of Operations for Azzur San Diego. Scott joined the company in 2019 and has led operations and business development for the Azzur's San Diego business for the past year. 

"I'm excited to lead the Azzur San Diego team and look forward to the opportunity to build and grow client relationships with the dynamic companies that call San Diego home," said Shannon Chesterfield, Senior Director of Azzur San Diego. 

Shannon grew up in San Diego County where she worked for 10 years before moving to New England, later Europe, and most recently the Bay Area to pursue career opportunities. Shannon started as a laboratory technician and has grown her career and honed her expertise in product lifecycle management, quality assurance and systems, manufacturing operations, design control, package and label development, project management, and risk management. 

Shannon is a past Steering Committee member for multiple ISPE Communities of Practice and presented at several Annual Meetings. She is also an active member of the Parenteral Drug Association (PDA), the American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS), and the American Society for Quality (ASQ); and she looks forward to becoming more involved in the local chapters. 

"Azzur Group is excited to have Shannon join Scott Corbin and the Azzur San Diego team.  As a former SDSU student and UCSD alumna, I understand why a strong San Diegan presence is important in this biotech paradise. Shannon brings development, quality, and manufacturing expertise and solutions to our clients and understands the need of local companies' acceleration to market. We are all very excited to have Shannon join Azzur Group," said Cinta Burgos, Vice President of Consulting Services.

The new appointments for Shannon and Scott come at a time of unprecedented growth for Azzur Group in Southern California, with Azzur Cleanrooms on Demandtm San Diego and Azzur Labs San Diego both slated to open their doors in early 2021. 

For more information about Azzur Group, visit Azzur.com. 

About Azzur Group

A nationwide network of experts delivering professional services across the life sciences industry, Azzur Group is dedicated to providing clients with efficient, innovative quality and compliance solutions from Discovery to Deliverytm. With more than 250 industry partners, including 80% of the top pharma/biotech manufacturers in the U.S., Azzur Group provides carefully calibrated and efficiently executed project management, process engineering, and compliance services. As one of the fastest-growing private companies in America, Azzur Group provides clients with the consulting, engineering, validation, IT, technical, training, and laboratory services and cGMP manufacturing solutions they need to remain innovative and competitive. Learn more at Azzur.com. Follow us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook.

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