Michael has more than 30 years of experience working in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and consulting service industries. As Chief Executive Officer, his primary role is to facilitate new business partnerships and investments for Azzur Group and its subsidiaries. He oversees the complete management process and delivers executive decisions supporting Azzur’s success.

Prior to Azzur, he held high-level management positions in several companies including CQV, and Stelex Inc. Michael uses his expertise in business strategy and quality assurance to ensure proper management and to advance the growth of Azzur Group.

Michael received his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Temple University.

Ryan serves as Chief Operating Officer of Azzur Group. A long-time partner at Azzur, he has been instrumental in the overall strategic development of Azzur Group, initially in the Greater Philadelphia Region, while taking on additional responsibility with ongoing national expansion. In his new role, he collaborates with corporate and service-line leaders throughout the organization to execute Azzur Group’s strategic business plan. Ryan is an active member of several professional organizations including ISPE, PDA, and ASQ, and has been involved with GAMP Americas as a Steering Committee member since 2015.

lya Vasserman joined Azzur Group in 2016 and currently serves as the Chief Information Officer. He has more than 35 years of experience as an entrepreneur in financial- and software-related professional services. Before joining Azzur, Ilya held various leadership positions, including as a founder and CFO in a life sciences professional services firm, a partner in a software and IT services company, and as a managing member of a real estate development firm. Ilya’s expertise includes many aspects of software design and development, financial modeling, accounting, land development and construction, and investment management.

As Chief Financial Officer, James supports the continued growth of Azzur Group's expanding professional services portfolio. James brings to Azzur Group more than 20 years of experience in leading finance roles at large multinationals raising more than $10B in funding, as well as experience managing more than 75 acquisitions and divestitures

Allison joined Azzur Group as President of Azzur Consulting in 2023. In this position, Allison is responsible for the overall operations of Azzur’s GMP consulting and advisory offices throughout the country, as well as identifying and developing new offices, solutions, and services required to meet Azzur’s growing client needs.

Prior to joining Azzur Group, Allison spent more than 20 years leading talent solutions, life science-specific integrated operations, and change management for leading workforce solutions organizations, including Kelly OCG and Workforce.

As President of Azzur Labs & Azzur Cleanrooms on Demand™ (COD), Sarah Stevens is responsible for operations and strategy across all Azzur Labs and Azzur COD locations to ensure enhanced services, excellence in delivery, and cross-functional alignment. Before joining Azzur, Sarah held senior leadership roles within the CDMO and pharmaceutical service provider spaces. Sarah holds a Doctorate of Pharmaceutics from the University of Manchester (Manchester, UK), a Master of Business Administration, and a Master of Pharmacy from the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow, UK).

As Vice President of Operations, Shared Services, Ray is responsible the implementation of shared service functions and strategic planning at a corporate level. He has more than 20 years of corporate services leadership experience at Fortune 500 companies, across a number of industries including Financial Services, Technology, and Logistics.