About CPL

A contract development and manufacturing organization

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.

CPL's CEO, Jan Sahai

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

Adriano D'Ambrosio

Vice President, Operations

Andrea Kirk

Vice President, Quality

CPL's Vice President, Supply Chain, Manny Cordeiro

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 .

CPL's Senior Director, Product Development, Brian Lankadurai

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.