Charles Calitri

Kyowa Kirin
Vice President, Manfacturing
Chaz is the VP of North America Manufacturing for Kyowa Kirin NA. He is also an Independent Director for Commissioning Agents Inc. He is a long-standing member of ISPE. Chaz has devoted his entire career to the Pharmaceutical Industry. He has held assignments and leadership positions in areas including: Production Operations, Global Engineering, Capital Project Management and Site Engineering. In 2020 Chaz led the manufacturing site which enabled, scaled-up and launched Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine. He holds a B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA in International Business from Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in New York and New Jersey. Chaz resides in Ventnor City, New Jersey and Cary. North Carolina. His hobbies include exercise and reading. Recently he has been studying Mindfulness and Meditation.