Andrew F. Wirths
AstraZeneca
Sr Vice President Americas Supply
Andrew Wirths is the Senior Vice President of the Americas Supply. He joined AstraZeneca on September 21, 2015. In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the manufacturing operations across 8 Sites in North & South America. He brings with him a wealth of small and large molecule manufacturing experience as well as strong leadership capabilities.
In his previous role with AstraZeneca, Andy established a new Programme Management Organisation (PMO) to work with the Operations Senior Leadership Team and the wider Operations organisation, with responsibility for overseeing and driving our transformation strategy and priority initiatives.
Prior to joining AstraZeneca, Andy held a number of roles over his 25 years at Merck with experience in pharmaceutical and vaccines, more recently as Associate Vice President of Pharmaceutical Operations. Andy was a key player in shaping and executing the Merck Manufacturing Strategy, as well as driving its execution and leading a number of sites.
Andy holds an MSc in Engineering Technology from the University of Pennsylvania as well as an MBA and Bachelor of Science from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.
In his previous role with AstraZeneca, Andy established a new Programme Management Organisation (PMO) to work with the Operations Senior Leadership Team and the wider Operations organisation, with responsibility for overseeing and driving our transformation strategy and priority initiatives.
Prior to joining AstraZeneca, Andy held a number of roles over his 25 years at Merck with experience in pharmaceutical and vaccines, more recently as Associate Vice President of Pharmaceutical Operations. Andy was a key player in shaping and executing the Merck Manufacturing Strategy, as well as driving its execution and leading a number of sites.
Andy holds an MSc in Engineering Technology from the University of Pennsylvania as well as an MBA and Bachelor of Science from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.