Appointment

Former US FDA Director joins ISPE as Regulatory Affairs Advisor

ISPE, a global not-for-profit association of 24,000 technical professionals working in the manufacturing and drug development sectors of the pharmaceutical industry, has named Anthony Celeste as its North America Regulatory Affairs Advisor, effective immediately. In this role, Celeste will help expand relationships with regulatory authorities, keep ISPE Members informed about significant regulatory developments, and recommend new projects.

Celeste joins ISPE's two other Regulatory Affairs Advisors, Robert Tribe, Regulatory Affairs Advisor for the Asia Pacific region based in Canberra, Australia, and John Berridge, PhD, European Regulatory Affairs Advisor assisting ISPE in its interactions with European regulatory authorities, as well as helping to move forward ISPE's Product Quality Lifecycle Implementation® (PQLI®) initiative.

Celeste served with the US FDA for 25 years after joining its New York District office in 1960 as a chemist. He held a series of positions of increasing responsibility during his tenure, having last served as Director of the Office of Regional Operations, the unit responsible for managing and directing the Agency's field force of investigators, analysts, compliance officers, and administrative staff.