Catalent appointed Kay Schmidt as senior vice president, Technical Operations. In this new role, Schmidt will report to Alessandro Maselli, who earlier this month was appointed as Catalent’s new president and chief operating officer.

Schmidt joined Catalent in 2009, holding several leadership roles in product development. Most recently, she headed Catalent’s global virtual Project Management Organization for new product introductions, in addition to her role as vice president, Product Development in the company’s Biologics and Specialty Drug Delivery business unit. Prior to joining Catalent, she held various positions at GE Healthcare. She has a bachelor’s degree from Carroll University, Wisconsin and a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater.