Managing Director and Senior Consultant
Richard Andrews is an accomplished quality professional with over 40 years’ experience working within Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) environments both in industry and for the UK medicines regulator (MHRA) where he attained the position of Inspectorate Unit Manager with overall responsibility for the GMP and GDP Inspectorates.
Richard’s 18 years’ experience at the MHRA spanned the licensing and inspection of pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors both in the UK and overseas, the development and implementation of regulations and European guidelines relating to pharmaceutical manufacture and distribution, the management of risk and noncompliance in these sectors and collaboration with other European and International regulatory authorities.
Prior to joining the MHRA Richard worked in the pharmaceutical industry for 17 years focusing mainly on the manufacture of bulk active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), gaining experience of process development and technical support and holding managerial positions in both Quality Assurance and Production.
Richard Andrews
Managing Director and Senior Consultant