Dede Willis

Vice President of Operations

Ms. Willis has over 20 years of management and operating experience, including several executive positions in Europe and the U.S. within the life sciences industry. A member of senior management teams in life sciences companies for most of her career, Ms. Willis has an outstanding track record of successfully streamlining operations and maximizing productivity in both established businesses and start-ups. After a successful career at Hoechst, where she finished her tenure as President and CEO of a $100 million subsidiary, she joined Proligo LLC, a start up life science supply and tools company as Vice President of Operations and Managing Director of Proligo Biochemie GmbH, a German subsidiary and now a global life science subsidiary of Degussa AG. At Proligo, Ms. Willis had full P&L responsibility for all corporate operations, including finance and administration, global manufacturing and supply chain management, and at various times, sales and marketing. Ms. Willis has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Clemson University and an M.B.A. from the University of Houston.