Executive

Pierre joined Alimentiv as Chief Executive Officer in January 2024, he is responsible for Alimentiv’s strategic direction, financial prosperity, and operational excellence.

Pierre is a Biopharmaceutical executive and thought leader in the healthcare industry, with more than 25 years of executive experience in managing multi-billion dollar businesses in the Asia Pacific Region, China, Japan, Europe and Canada. 

Pierre led diverse commercial organizations, and go-to-market model transformations, as well as developing in-depth knowledge about multiple healthcare systems and archetypes across the globe. He has a proven track of transforming organizations to achieve significant growth and has a real passion for diversity & inclusion and leadership development.

Before joining Alimentiv, Pierre’s most recent position was President of Asia Region and China at Pfizer Biopharmaceutical Group.

Pierre holds a Science degree in Molecular Biology from Laval University in Canada. He is married and has four daughters.

Vipul Jairath, MBChB, DPhil, MRCP, FRCPC, oversees the global Medical R&D initiatives and services. In conjunction with the executive team and senior medical advisors, he assumes overall responsibility for research strategy, as well as performance of the organization’s Medical R&D services including medical operations, medical imaging, precision medicine, medical writing, medical monitoring, medical/biostatics advisory collaborations and IBD fellowships. He also provides medical oversight for the design of clinical trials, protocol development and imaging R&D endpoints. Vipul was previously VP Medical Research & Development (2019-2021) and Director of Academic Research and Development (2016-19).

Background

Dr. Jairath obtained his BSc (Pharmacology) and Medical Degree from the University of Leeds (UK), DPhil (PhD) in Clinical Medicine from the University of Oxford and post-graduate diploma in Clinical Trials from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. He is Professor of Medicine at the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, and holder of the John and Susan McDonald Endowed Chair in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) at Western University.

His specialist clinical training in Gastroenterology was completed in London and Oxford, and he holds specialist certification in both Ontario and the UK. Prior to moving to Western in 2016, he was a National Institute for Health Research Clinical Trials Fellow at the Oxford Clinical Trials Research Unit and Consultant Gastroenterologist at Oxford University hospitals.

He is a practising gastroenterologist and specialist in inflammatory bowel disease, and his research interests in clinical therapeutics for IBD include design of clinical trials, development and validation of outcome measures for use in clinical trials, patient reported outcome measures and prediction modelling for response to therapy.

Achievements

Vipul has driven the development and validation of several novel indices for use in IBD clinical trials, like the UC-100 and the novel patient reported outcome measures, SIQ-UC and SIQ-CD. In addition, he was instrumental to the delivery of the REACT2 trial and to the design of the VERDICT trial, both of which are important clinical practice questions for patients with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, respectively.

Ethos

“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” — Aristotle

Mike has been CFO of Alimentiv since spring of 2021. He oversees the overall strategy and business operations of the company as well as leading the Finance/Accounting, IT, Legal, Quality Assurance, Facilities, and Enterprise Analytics areas at Alimentiv.

Background:

Mike is a senior executive leader with decades of demonstrated success in business transformation expertise. With more than 20 years of experience in the CRO space, his accomplishments have spanned driving growth within Venture Capital, Private Equity, Private and Public Organizations. Prior to Alimentiv, Mike was President of a US based technology company and before then he was CFO of BioStorage Technologies. He also spent nearly a decade in leadership roles at Covance (now part of LabCorp). Mike holds both undergraduate and graduate degrees in business administration.

Achievements:

As a founding executive of BioStorage Technologies, Mike was instrumental in driving the organization from start-up to an international market leading business, ultimately navigating the company through a strategic sales process and acquisition by Brooks Life Sciences (NASDAQ: BRKS). He has won awards such as “CFO of the Year” as well as recognized by the Association for Corporate Growth for its annual transaction honor.

Clare joined Alimentiv as Chief Commercial Officer in August 2023, she oversees the Business Development, Proposals and Marketing activities across the Alimentiv Holdings Companies (Alimentiv and AcelaBio).

In addition, she acts as an executive sponsor for key external collaborations supporting Alimentiv’s Innovation Initiatives.

Background

Clare has over 25 years of pharma experience spanning clinical development and pharma manufacturing, holding senior positions in QA, Operations and Business Development.

The majority of Clare’s career to date was spent at ICON Plc where she was responsible for Central Lab Operations in Europe and Asia before moving into a Commercial Leadership role.

Her most recent role included commercial leadership of Central, Specialty and Imaging Labs.

She has been a key contributor to organic growth strategies as well as involvement in M&A activities, pre and post-acquisition. Clare has a demonstrated record of overcoming challenges to drive success and is adept at optimizing organizational resources to improve performance.

Samir Kothari is a seasoned technology leader with over 25 years of experience driving innovation and operational excellence across multiple industries, including life sciences. As the Chief Digital & Technology Officer (CDTO) at Alimentiv, he leads global initiatives across infrastructure, cybersecurity, business systems, and software development, including the integration of AI into the company’s products and services.

Known for his strategic vision and ability to deliver technology solutions that enhance business agility and support growth, Samir has successfully led digital and security transformations in highly regulated environments. His leadership in the life sciences sector has been instrumental in modernizing operations while ensuring compliance and resilience.

Samir is deeply passionate about customer service, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and building solutions that help businesses thrive.

He holds a Master of Science in the Management of Information Technology from the University of Virginia and a Bachelor of Science in Finance with an Accounting concentration from Indiana University.

Background

Amanda Harvey has worked in HR for nearly 20 years with a focus on business partnering, organizational development and change management across the manufacturing, financial services and staffing industries.

Amanda most recently held the role of People and Culture Director for Hays Canada where she built the Canadian operations first People and Culture function and supported the organization through rapid growth and the launch of multiple new business lines. She is experienced in leading large scale multi- disciplinary projects and is a big proponent of change management concepts. She is passionate about developing people and is a strong believer that the role of a leader is to serve as advocate for their people and to champion the culture and values of the organization.

Achievements

Amanda holds her CHRL designation and is an active member of the HRPA and Strategic Capability Network.

Ethos

“Authenticity encourages a culture where people feel more connected and loyal to the organization and its purpose, which helps attract and retain people to do their best”