ADESIS - Key Persons


Andrew Cottone - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • President
"Adesis is one of the few businesses in the world that can turn challenging whiteboard concepts into physical products."

David Baran

Job Titles:
  • Head of Manufacturing
"As we grow (from a CRO) into a contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), I see us leveraging those same critical elements - the depth of knowledge, the speed and the flexibility - but to start doing it on scale."

Jack Church

Job Titles:
  • Head of Corporate Operations
"With so many hats, organization is my greatest strength in keeping things on-time and high-caliber." Oversees building management of everything from HVAC, project planning and construction to purchasing, IT systems and safety. Supervises a team of nine, sets systems and policies in place that adhere to OSHA, EPA and chemical regulations.

John Chiarello

Job Titles:
  • Head of Chemistry
Head of Chemistry "The difficult chemistry projects come to Adesis." Directs all chemistry operations, a team of 100 chemists, and numerous client projects going on at any one time. Started at Adesis as a bench chemist in 2006. Background includes 32 years of technical and managerial responsibilities in animal health, drug discovery, and selective agricultural growth regulants as well as insect control agents. Education: PhD University of Pennsylvania; BS College of New Jersey.

Linda Choi MacDonald - COO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Operating Officer
"Perfect innovation is an oxymoron. Innovation is having the courage to fail and the nerve to be non-consensus yet right."

Louise Tramonte - Chief Commercial Officer

Job Titles:
  • Head of Commercial
"I'm drawn by the innovation of molecules and scientific advancements that positively impact the quality of people's lives and on the human race."

M. Blake Edwards

Job Titles:
  • Head of Quality
"Patients and/or consumers are at the end of this, so quality is our most important piece." Develops, oversees, controls and measures all quality related activities across all facets of research and development activities. Establishes and manages the pipeline of organizational best practices with innovation and continuous improvement intact.