FlyPharma Amsterdam 2025

Mark Edwards

Global Freight and Trade Compliance Manager, Kindeva Drug Delivery Ltd

   

Mark is married with two adult Daughters.  He is a keen follower of cycling, F1 and football (ask him about his team Plymouth Argyle).  He attends Belmont Chapel where he and his wife help to run marriage courses.

Professionally, Mark has over 30 years of logistics experience garnered at a variety of logistics service providers and pharmaceutical product manufacturers; he is currently the Global Freight and Trade Compliance Manager for Kindeva Drug Delivery Ltd, a CDMO specialising in injectable, inhalation and dermal therapy areas.  He is also Managing Director of Modalis which is a dynamic logistics consultancy specialising in pharmaceutical and temperature-controlled logistics.

At Kindeva Mark has built the global logistics function from scratch after the carve out from 3M and has integrated purchases of other companies into the Kindeva family.

His pharmaceutical projects at Modalis have included running EU logistics for a manufacturer, helping a global manufacturer achieve GDP compliance and introducing a compliance program to a top 5 company.

Previous successes at the likes of AstraZeneca and Actavis include setting up a train service for shipments from Sweden to China delivering savings of $8m over an 18-month period whilst improving Quality performance and consolidation of the supply chain from over 200 transport providers down to just 2 with the introduction of GDP compliance & temperature control to all shipments at no additional cost to the business and a 100% OTIF first to market success for all of Actavis’ new product launches.

 

I'm speaking at:

Workshop – Pursuing Excellence in Pharma Supply Chains

This session explores how logistics providers can deliver exceptional care, precision, and proactive solutions for high-value pharma shipments. Designing "above and beyond" solutions balancing speed, compliance, and customer trust. Practical...

Amsterdam 2025 2025-10-09 13:40-14:40