WellSpring Pharma Services Expands Business Development Capabilities


WellSpring Pharma Services recently announced the addition of Mr. Lonnie Barish, MBA, as Executive Director, Business Development, and Mr. David Watt as Technical Director, Pharma Services.

“David and Lonnie both bring extensive industry experience and have outstanding reputations within the industry,” said Sam Ricchezza, Vice President, Business Development. “I am excited to have these two outstanding individuals on board to help us continue building upon our leadership position in the global pharmaceutical manufacturing services business.”

Mr. Barish commented, “I am excited to be part of this team as the company begins its regrowth phase, and I look forward to working for a company with an excellent track record and one that is so dedicated to operational excellence and quality.”

Prior to joining WellSpring, Mr. Watt brings over 20 years of pharmaceutical GMP experience in technical definition and evaluation of Contract Development and Manufacturing projects both from provider and client perspectives. Mr. Watt has previously worked at Valeant, Medicis, Patheon, and Syntex Pharmaceuticals.

Mr. Barish brings over 20 years of experience in pharmaceutical sales, marketing, and business development and was most recently Executive Director, North America, at Nuvisan, and Business Development Director at CoreLab Partners and AAIPharma Services Corp.

“We are excited with the additions of these two key appointments to the WellSpring Pharma Services team,” said Wendy Shusko, President of WellSpring Pharmaceutical Corporation. “Lonnie and David bring a great deal of business development experience and technical knowledge to our company and will no doubt have a tremendous impact on our company as we grow our business.”

WellSpring Pharma Services is a full-service provider of pharmaceutical contract manufacturing and packaging outsourcing solutions for solids, semisolids, and non-sterile liquids. WellSpring offers full-service contract cGMP manufacturing, packaging, and analytical services from a single FDA-inspected and Health Canada licensed facility. For more information, visit www.wellspringcmo.com.