DCAT Association Governance: Announcement 

The DCAT organization is pleased to announce its 2025 Board of Directors, who will serve from November 1, 2024, to October 31, 2025. These individuals were selected by the organization’s Leadership Development Committee and approved by Member Company Designated Delegates through a recent balloting process. 
 
Elected as President is Donna Gruol, President and Founder of Lone Fox Endeavors, LLC. Previously, Ms. Gruol served as the First Vice President, Second Vice President/Finance Officer, and Third Vice President. 

Executive Committee: Board of Directors 
Joining Ms. Gruol on the Executive Committee are: 
 
Kelsey Achenbach of dsm-firmenich, who previously served as Second Vice President/Finance Officer and will now serve as the First Vice President. Ken Seufert of JRS Pharma, LP, who previously served as the Third Vice President, will now serve as the Second Vice President/Finance Officer. Michael Semo of Eli Lilly and Company was elected as the Third Vice President. 

From left to right: Donna Gruol, President & Founder, Lone Fox Endeavors LLC; Kelsey Achenbach, Vice President, Pharma, dsm-firmenich
From left to right: Ken Seufert, Chief Executive Officer, JRS Pharma, LP; Michael Semo, Associate Vice President, Global External R&D Strategy of Synthetic CMC, Eli Lilly and Company 

Directors: Board of Directors 
Re-elected as Directors on the Board are Camran Aslam of GlaxoSmithKline, Christopher Conway of Bio X Cell, and Pierfrancesco Morosini of ICROM. Newly elected to the Board is Allison Vavala of Flamma Group and Louis Weber of Mikart LLC.

From left to right: Camran Aslam, Senior Director, Category Strategy, Packaging & Devices, GlaxoSmithKline; Christopher Conway, Chief Executive Director, Bio X Cell; and Pierfrancesco Morosini, President & CEO, ICROM
From left to right: Allison Vavala, Senior Director of Business Development, in North America, Flamma Group; and Louis Weber, Vice President of Business Development, Mikart LLC.

Immediate Past Presidents: Board of Directors 
Rounding out the eleven-person Board of Directors are the Immediate Past Presidents, Charles Davies of BNL Global (a Caldic Company) and Kerri McCullough Wood of TAPI

From left to right: Charles Davies, CEO of Global Pharma, BNL Global (a Caldic Company) and Kerri McCullough Wood, Chief Commercial Officer, TAPI