Mr Howard joins MDS Pharma Services from his private consulting practice where he offered business and financial consulting services, including merger and acquisition services, for clients across a variety of industries, including pharmaceutical and biotechnology.
Before founding his consulting practice, Mr Howard was CFO at Peopleclick, a human resources software-development company.
David Spaight, president of MDS Pharma Services, said: “We are delighted to add someone with Rudy’s breadth and depth of skills and expertise to our leadership team at MDS Pharma Services. His impressive portfolio of financial, business development and change management capabilities in the pharmaceutical and contract research industries makes him an excellent choice to lead the MDS Pharma Services finance organization at this time.”