Founded in 1991, CPL started with just a few employees in one facility with a handful of clients and a clear goal: To be the very best CDMO in the non-sterile liquid and semi-solid contract manufacturing market. Today, we have 325 employees and a corporate park with two modern facilities that house our analytical labs, manufacturing suites, and warehouses. We work with 15 of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies globally. And over the years, all of them have placed multiple products with us.
How did we do it? We decided to focus solely on non-sterile liquids and semi-solid dosage forms, and everything else followed.
Buildings and equipment don’t define us.
Instead, we work by these principles:
- Culture is our foundation built upon our core values of Excellence, Rigor, Ownership, Integrity, and Agility.
- Our facilities are safe, environmentally responsible places to work
- Quality is pervasive – a way of life
- We create partnerships that make it easy for stakeholders to do business with us
Management team.
Jan Sahai
CEO
At CPL, quality is pervasive: the quality of our product, of our relationships, and of our team. Together we have the opportunity to evolve as a development and manufacturing organization for the benefit of patients across the globe by partnering with you, our customer: you can count on me to listen to you and deliver on our commitments.
Jan joined CPL in 2005. His mission is ensuring that every time a customer interacts with CPL, they have an outstanding experience. His primary role is to act as the interface between CPL and our customers to make sure the needs of both parties are satisfied.
Jan holds a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, a post-doctorate research fellowship from the Medical College of Virginia, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Western Ontario.
Matthew Keogh
CFO
At CPL we understand that a successful business starts with identifying customer needs and meeting and exceeding them on a continuous basis. CPL demonstrates the required discipline and focus to meet and exceed those needs.
Matthew joined CPL in 2024. He leads Finance and IT ensuring that CPL has a strong foundation to meet and surpass objectives. Prior to joining CPL, Matthew was CFO of EBARA HG ULC, a custom industrial manufacturer of pumps and mixers with operations in Canada and the US. Matthew also has substantial experience in Third Party Logistics. Matthew commenced his career with PWC.
Matthew is an Ontario CPA, Illinois CPA and an Irish CA. He has a BComm. from University College Dublin.
Adriano D'Ambrosio
Vice President, Operations
At CPL, excellence is our standard. By driving performance and ensuring unwavering quality, we deliver solutions that not only exceed expectations but, most importantly, improve the lives of patients worldwide.
Adriano joined CPL in 2024 to lead the Operations group, which includes Production, Technical Services, Engineering and EHS. With over 20 years experience driving operational excellence in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, Adriano is a PMP-certified leader recognized for this ability to optimize performance, inspire teams and deliver results at organizations including Sanofi, CCRM and Resilience.
Adriano holds a Honours B.SC in Chemistry and Physiology from the University of Toronto, and is a certified Project Management Professional.
Andrea Kirk
Vice President, Quality
At CPL, our commitment to Quality is unwavering. We strive for the highest standard of performance and quality, in partnership with our customers, to ensure safe, effective, and reliable products are consistently delivered to our customers and patients.
Andrea joined CPL in 2024 to lead the Quality Organization overseeing Compliance, Quality Assurance, and Quality Control. Her mission is to instill rigorous compliance throughout CPL while enabling operational efficiency to foster a culture of Quality Excellence.
Andrea has over 20 years of experience in Quality and Compliance with leadership roles in several pharmaceutical companies in Canada and in the US, including Director of Quality Systems at Sanofi Pasteur, Global Quality Systems & Compliance Lead within ThermoFisher Scientific, and as a Site Head of Compliance at ThermoFisher Scientific.
Andrea has a Bachelor of Science degree from Trent University, a Masters’s Certificate in Business Analysis from the Schulich School of Business, a Lead Auditor certification, and maintains a Project Management Professional (PMP) designation.
Manny Cordeiro
Vice President, Supply Chain
At CPL, we are committed to Strategic Supply Chain Management (SCM), that improves and delivers value to our customers through operational efficiency in Inventory Control, Warehouse Logistics, and optimizing Demand Planning and Purchasing strategies.
Manny joined CPL in 2015 to lead CPL’s Supply Chain Management Team. Manny oversees Inventory Control, Procurement, Commercial Operations Management, as well as Warehousing and Logistics. Manny’s mission is to ensure integrity in Supply Chain deliverables.
Manny has 20+ years of experience in Supply Chain Management in leadership roles. Prior to joining CPL, he served as the Director of Supply Chain and Logistics at Bausch + Lomb, a division of Valeant Canada. Manny is APICS Certified in Planning and Inventory Management (CPIM), and holds a diploma in Business Management from Centennial College .
Brian Lankadurai
Senior Director, Product Development
Product Development at CPL means driving innovation, bringing ideas to reality. It’s about collaborating with visionary partners, streamlining solutions, and ensuring every product we develop becomes a step toward improving lives globally.
Brian joined CPL in 2016 and has been head of Product Development since 2021. Brian oversees all product development activities at CPL, which includes Formulation Development, Analytical Development, Project Management, and the Skin Lab. His mission is to deliver high-quality products to patients through outstanding technical acumen and excellent customer service.
Brian holds a PhD in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Toronto, and a post-doctoral research fellowship from his alma mater.