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WEI ZHU, Ph.D.
86-15902123208
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
 Professional and scientific leadership on analytical governance as well as analytical support to food
safety and quality to fulfill mission and service to business.
 Professional and scientific leadership on public standard setting for food ingredients in Food
Chemical Codex (FCC) and dietary supplements in U.S. Pharmacopeia National Formulary (USP-
NF)
 Exceptional knowledge and experience in developing and implementing food quality and safety
programs to maintain high quality product and to mitigate safety risks
 Strong expertise in food quality and food safety, food fraud/adulteration prevention, dietary
supplement verification, pharmaceutical science and analytical chemistry
 Experience of working in standard-developing organization, global food companies as well as
pharmaceutical organization; Experience in strategic initiative development
 First-hand experience of establishing new food safety/quality standardization lab in compliance
with ISO17025 and new cGMP analytical lab in compliance with cGMP, FDA regulation and ICH
guidance with state of art technology
 Lead, guide and deliver numerous projects covering wide range of areas including analytical
development of food ingredients and product, complex food matrix as well as drug substance and
drug product
 Research experience in drug discovery and drug development; Experience in drug design and
structural optimization, characterization, and preformulation as well as analytical service and
documentation for IND filing to FDA
 Experienced project management and science-based decision making with broad portfolio in a
dynamic and intercultural environment with productivity. Act positively to challenges and provide
solutions
 Representing organizations at international conferences, professional associations and public media
event
 Demonstrate competency of leading, empowering team and also a good team player; strategic
thinking to development new business opportunities
 Experienced in handling media (print, interview), communication and bridging/collaboration with
stakeholders, authorities, regulators, scientific associations and industries
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
October 2016 - Present, Director, Great China Food Safety Lab
Danone Asia-Pacific Management Co. Ltd.
 Implement and drive the Danone Global Analytical Governance; Develop, upgrade and implement the
analytical governance at Danone Greater China
 Create the necessary network and organization to ensure that Analytical governance is implemented,
applied and enforced (audits, KPIs)
 Organize, manage and develop the necessary capability of Danone Greater China laboratory
structure to fulfill mission and service to business.
 Identify, evaluate and rank all relevant existing and emerging food safety risks
 Identify food safety risks management and risks mitigation options
 Recommend and validate reference analytical tools as well as methods and interpret results and
recommend corrective actions
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