Sami-Sabinsa Group Makes Key Appointments

Sami-Sabinsa Group has made a slew of key appointments across departments.

Dr. K Srinivasa Reddy is Director of Quality & Regulatory

Dr. K Srinivasa Reddy is Sami-Sabinsa Group director of quality & regulatory. Dr. Srinivasa will drive the quality initiatives across the organization and its subsidiaries, including oversight of quality control, quality assurance, microbiology, clinical trials and regulatory compliance for formulation and ingredients. He is based at the Sami-Sabinsa Group corporate office in Bangalore, India.

Dr. Srinivasa, who earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from Bundelkhand University, has over 21 years of industry experience, including a previous stint on the Sami Labs science team. Prior to re-joining the Sami-Sabinsa Group, he was working as director of quality at Omni Active Health Care Technologies. Other professional experience includes Vimta Life Sciences – Preclinical Facility, Piramal Life Sciences, Apotex Research India Pvt Ltd, GVK Biosciences and Aurobindo Pharma Research Center. He is an active member of professional organizations including the Drug Information Association and the Society of Quality Assurance.

Sabinsa USA Adds Sales Manager and Utah Facility Operations Staff

Industry veteran Kim Merselis has joined the company as sales manager. Her previous experience includes business development manager at Nutrition Business Journal and most recently with Kyowa Hakko as director of customer experience. Merselis has a passion for innovation and a commitment to high-quality branded ingredients.

Darrin Fox has been named vice president of operations, Sabinsa Utah. Fox has over 30 years of experience in production operations, including a previous stint at Sabinsa’s Utah manufacturing facility as plant manager from 2009-2012.

Melissa Beddoes, who joined Sabinsa in 2002, has been promoted to operations manager. Her responsibilities over the years have included inventory management and warehouse operations, and she has worked closely with the quality, manufacturing and regulatory departments.

Sabinsa Expands Global Presence

Sabinsa has opened a new region with the addition of staff in Russia and South America. The company has expanded its growing network of sales offices to Russia with the appointment of Tatiana Tetereva to serve the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries.

A native of Moscow and a dual citizen of the UK and Russia, Tetereva earned a BA in business studies from Southampton University in the UK. She began her career in export sales, gaining experience at IBM, Twinings, Dentsply, Nelsons and Pharmacare. Her expertise spans sales planning and budgeting, international sales, distributor management, marketing, e-commerce, logistics and product registration. In 2018, she returned to Russia, where she has been instrumental in developing businesses in the cosmetics and food supplement industries.

Sabinsa Brasil Adds Two New Team Members

Sabinsa Brasil has added Satomy Arenas Kami, pharmacist and master’s in pharmaceutical science, and Camila Correa Cugnier Machado, pharmacist.

Dr. Kami has joined the company as commercial and technical sales at Sabinsa Brasil. She has research experience in phytochemical analysis of natural products. Previously, she served as a technical leader, advocating for pharmaceutical assistance in patient care and health promotion through the application of evidence-based medicine.

Jeanette Fisher Joins Sabinsa as Marketing Director

Jeanette Fisher has joined the management team as marketing director. Fisher brings knowledge of marketing, sales, nutrition, customer service, regulatory affairs, QA compliance, purchasing and R&D.

In her previous role with Soft Gel Technologies, she held the positions of national education manager, marketing director and director of sales and marketing. She has experience in multiple facets of the nutraceuticals industry, including as a dietitian, in public health research and communications, with an independent nutrition store, and, for Leiner Health Products, in corporate account management. She has BS in nutrition science from California Polytechnic State University, SLO and is a registered dietitian.