Pfizer joins Pharma.Aero’s Advisory Board to represent the Life Sciences manufacturing segment

Our Pharma.Aero Strategic Member Pfizer is joining the Advisory Board, along with Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Qatar Airways Cargo, Expeditors and Swissport. Pfizer takes the seat reserved for the Life Science manufacturing segment and will be represented by Yana Vandyck, IO Logistics Coordinator. 

Trevor Caswell, Chairman of Pharma.Aero Board of Directors: “We are proud to welcome Yana Vandyck representing Pfizer to our Pharma.Aero Advisory Board, as she brings in a perspective and insights of immense value to our industry. Over the years, Yana has had a proactive contribution to our projects, now we look forward to stepping up our collaboration and working closely to create more innovative projects and strengthen our organization’s position as a world thought leader for the Life Science and MedTech end-to-end supply chain. We thank Yana and all our Advisory Board members representing all segments of the pharma supply chain for their dedication and contribution to our organization’s progress and achievements.” 

Yana Vandyck, Pfizer’s representative in Pharma.Aero Advisory Board: „I am honoured to be joining Pharma.Aero community as a new member of the Advisory Board. It is exciting and highly motivating to work together with such talented professionals to make a meaningful and impactful difference to the organization and the industry. I am grateful for the guidance of my mentor Eddy Weygaerts in introducing me to this exciting opportunity, and I look forward to the journey ahead.” 

In 2021, Pharma.Aero established an Advisory Board formed of industry experts representing a different segment of the pharma supply chain industry. The Advisory Board works alongside the Board of Directors, to help the organization keep a 360° view of industry trends and supply chain innovation related to pharma and life sciences.

The 2023 Pharma.Aero Advisory Board composition: 

• Pharma Manufacturers – Pfizer, represented by Yana Vandyck, IO Logistics Coordinator 
• Airports – Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) represented by Milton De La Paz, Vice President of Airline Relations and Cargo Business Development 
• Airlines – Qatar Airways represented by Rashmi Karnad, Manager, Climate Control Product Pharma 
• Freight Forwarders – Expeditors represented by Andy Faes, Regional Manager Healthcare Vertical Europe 
• Ground Handlers – Swissport represented by Andreas Behnke, CEO and Station Manager Basel 

In another move that strengthens the collaboration with the pharmaceutical manufacturing segment, recently, Zoetis has been elected to Pharma.Aero’s Board of Directors.