-- 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