KPMG UK appoints senior regulatory expert to lead new Life Sciences offering

KPMG UK has established a new regulatory solutions team within its rapidly growing Life Sciences practice and appointed an industry expert to lead it.

Anusha Foy joins the firm as an associate partner and will head up the KPMG Life Sciences Regulatory Solutions Practice. Anusha joins from global company IQVIA where she was the Global Head Regulatory Affairs, IQVIA BIOTECH for the last six years.

Anusha has held several senior positions over a 21-year career including roles with PAREXEL Consulting, PRA/ICON and the UK MHRA, she brings wide ranging life sciences consulting leadership expertise to KPMG’s new team.

The new KPMG practice is an expert advisory group offering regulatory solutions to pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics companies globally. It offers strategic regulatory advice to life sciences organisations throughout the product development journey from early phase development to product launch and compliance for approved products in global markets.

KPMG’s clients will also benefit from the firm’s connected business practice with deep expertise across life sciences audit, legal, risk, tax, advisory, deals, cybersecurity and data privacy.

Anusha will grow her team over the coming months, with several appointments anticipated from within the life sciences industry.

Anusha, said: “Joining KPMG UK to head up this exciting new practice is a unique opportunity to innovate within the market and develop sector leading regulatory solutions. I’m particularly looking forward to working with clients in the regulatory space and building a team which will be a leading practice for the industry.”

Head of KPMG UK’s Life Sciences Practice, Adrian Griffiths, said: “Anusha’s hire and the creation of our new regulatory team is significant, particularly at a time where life sciences is critically important not only to health of individuals, but the smooth running of economies and creation of jobs. This new offering will provide support globally and further bolsters our established US regulatory practice. It also means our clients can access services and advice from across our Life Sciences practice, and work with a team which has significant industry experience.”

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