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INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

  -- Michael Martin appointed CEO; Founder Robert Chew to continue as

     Chairman of the Board and Chief Innovation Officer

CAI, a global consulting company that provides technical, operational

consulting, and project management services to life sciences, data centers, and

industrial process manufacturing industries, today announced Michael Martin,

CAI President, will succeed Bob Chew as Chief Executive Officer. Martin was

appointed by the Board of Directors, effective January 1, 2022, at which time

Chew will continue as Chairman of the Board and chief innovation officer.

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Chew co-founded CAI in 1996 and oversaw the growth to a $135 million global

organization with 750 employees. He is a member of the Global Pharmaceutical

Manufacturing Leadership Forum.  He and CAI have both received several awards

from ISPE including member of the year, company of the year, and the

prestigious Richard G. Purdy award.

"Founding this company and providing faster, more effective ways to deliver

manufacturing capacity to some of the largest pharmaceutical and biotech

companies in the world has been the highlight of my career," said Chew. "I am

incredibly proud of what we have achieved in terms of making life-saving

therapies more readily available across the globe. I am excited to see CAI

continue to deliver for our clients under Mike's leadership. Mike has been

instrumental in setting the vision for CAI's next chapter of innovation and

leadership as we help our customers improve the human experience and create a

better working world."

Martin has over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry and

large-scale project management at a major pharmaceutical company. He has global

experience in constructing and starting up manufacturing plants in China,

Puerto Rico, and Ireland. He has also served as a site head for device

manufacturing as well as serving in various engineering and operational

leadership roles in the U.S. He has served at CAI in varying capacities over

the past three years, most recently as President, where he leads the senior

leadership team to help achieve CAI's mission of building a better working

world and improving the human experience.

"CAI aims to help its clients accelerate the achievement of their goals which

in turn, helps the people they serve to have a higher quality of life," said

Martin. "As we move forward, I'm confident that the passion and unwavering

commitment to CAI's mission that Bob has inspired among the entire team will

propel both our company and our clients to continued success. I am thrilled to

lead CAI into this exciting new chapter."

Martin has a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University

and a master's in Business Administration from Indiana University Kelley School

of Business. He is a professional licensed Engineer and maintains his

accreditation.

ABOUT CAI

Since CAI's founding in 1996, we have delivered nearly a billion dollars in

services for hundreds of clients across thousands of projects globally. With

offices in the US, Canada, Australia, Netherlands, Korea, Switzerland, India,

Ireland, Italy, China, Singapore, United Kingdom, and Malaysia, we have built

an international team of over 750 professionals providing local support from a

global company. Our engineering, technical, and consulting services are

fashioned to deliver mission critical facilities with a high level of

performance and reliability. When operational readiness and startup are

critical, CAI delivers to a higher standard. www.cagents.com

Contact:

David Shenberger

+13177219847

dwshen@cagents.com

Source - CAI