Dr. Samanta Cimitan is the Chief Executive Officer of the Celonic Group.

She joined Celonic in 2022 as Chief Business Officer and Member of the Executive Committee. She was appointed in her current role as CEO in August 2023.

Samanta is an expert in the CDMO industry, holding a deep and unique combination of scientific, commercial, and operational expertise. Prior to Celonic, she held several leadership positions across multiple commercial and strategy functions at Lonza for almost 13 years including Vice President of Lonza Group Operations Strategy, developing and leading transformational programs across R&D, Operations, and Commercial functions.

Prior to joining Lonza, Samanta was Head of Business Ventures Life Sciences for Ciba AG/ BASF with responsibility for global teams across technical development, business development, and marketing.

Samanta holds a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Bologna, Italy, along with a master’s degree in Industrial Chemistry.