As chief technology officer, Bill Welch leads the Phillips-Medisize global pre-production organization—an 800-person team spanning front-end innovation, development, and new product introduction. Welch’s program-focused organization regularly has more than 50 programs running concurrently along the development and launch continuum, and he leads the company’s global expansion of its development footprint. With over 30 years of contract development and manufacturing experience, Welch has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota at Duluth, serves on the industry advisory board for the Plastics Engineering program at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, and is a board member of an inhaled drug-delivery platform company.