Global Supply Chain Expert Selected To Bridge The Atlantic As New Managing Director For Burgeoning Life Sciences Compliance Consulting Firm, Maetrics

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresh from his compliance consulting company's acquisition of the UK's High End Consulting, Maetrics' dynamic President, Mark Hassenplug, is further reinforcing the company's major expansion initiative with his selection of Michael L. Keech as part of Maetrics' leadership team. Keech will serve as Managing Director of the firm's northeastern U.S. region, headquartered in Boston, and will also work from the company's European operations. With decades of "Top 20" global supply chain experience, Keech will serve as a client relationship leader engaging with the largest medical device and pharmaceutical companies in the world who are Maetrics' clients.

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Said Keech, "I was impressed at Maetrics' double-digit growth over the last three years, but frankly how do you sustain that? Then I saw their plan for U.S. and European performance over the next five years and I knew I wanted to be on the team to make this happen. Maetrics' financial muscle, executive leadership, compliance agility, and global acumen make this a very exciting opportunity."

A life sciences industry veteran for nearly three decades, Michael Keech has helped enhance value realization for many of the world's top 20 medical device, pharmaceutical, and biotech companies, by creating and implementing evolutionary and innovative supply chain and manufacturing dynamics. Keech had previously been Senior Vice President and Sector Leader of the global life sciences practice at a leading operational consulting firm. Prior to that, he served as Executive Director for Ernst & Young's Global Supply Chain and Operations practice, and was Managing Director, Life Sciences Advisory Services for PriceWaterhouseCoopers. Keech has an MBA in Marketing from the University of Tennessee and a B.S. in Supply Chain Operations from Pennsylvania State University.

Said Hassenplug, "Mike Keech is a valuable addition to our team as relationship and engagement leader for our largest accounts. More importantly, his unique skills and track record will enable Maetrics to fast-track growth in the Northeast region and set the foundation for attracting new clients seeking cross-channel value chain innovation and performance on an enterprise scale globally."

With headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, Maetrics, LLC is a leading compliance consulting firm that supports its global client base with offices around the world. Since 1984, Maetrics provides strategic, managed projects, and outsourced programs to medical device, pharmaceutical, biotech, nutritional, and other FDA-regulated industries. The company coordinates one of the largest pools of life sciences experts in the world.

Maetrics, LLC
8888 Keystone Crossing
Suite 1550
Indianapolis, IN 46240 USA
Phone: 877-623-8742
Website: maetrics.com

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