Millstone Medical Outsourcing Hires New Vice President Quality

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May 09, 2012, 05:54 ET

FALL RIVER, Mass., May 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Millstone Medical Outsourcing announced today that the company hired Victoria Hughes as Vice President of Quality Systems. As a seasoned quality specialist with 18 years of experience, she will be responsible for managing the quality systems for all of Millstone Medical's facilities, directing all quality associates, and working closely with customers to ensure the highest quality standards. Millstone, outsource partner to the nation's top orthopedic companies, is the fast-growing provider of advanced inspection, clean room packaging, loaner kit processing, and distribution services to medical and dental device manufacturers worldwide.

Before joining Millstone in April, Ms. Hughes was Senior Manager of Quality Assurance at Olympus Biotech Corporation. She also served in senior quality management positions at Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Amgen, Dow Biopharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Services, and Copley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Ms. Hughes began her career in quality assurance at Springborn Laboratories, Inc. Throughout her career, she has developed expertise in the establishment and management of quality assurance programs, validations, training, internal auditing, regulatory compliance, and documentation and reporting protocols.

"Quality is of critical importance to Millstone Medical Outsourcing because it is of critical importance to our customers," said Chris Ramsden, Millstone Chief Executive Officer. "We are excited to welcome Victoria and have great confidence that she will ensure the continuation of Millstone's outstanding quality assurance and will work to enhance our systems as we add new customers and programs."

About Millstone Medical Outsourcing
Millstone Medical Outsourcing is a leading provider of customized outsourcing solutions to the medical device industry. With a client roster of over 50 prominent companies in the orthopedic sector alone, including nine of the top ten, Millstone delivers superior quality service, unparalleled expertise, and guaranteed ROI. The company offers advanced inspection, sterile and non-sterile packaging, loaner kit processing, and distribution services to device and product manufacturers worldwide. Millstone is privately-held and operates state-of-the-art facilities in Fall River, MA, and Memphis, TN. The company is FDA registered and ISO certified by BSI, Inc. to ISO 13485: 2003. For more information, please visit www.millstonemedical.com.

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