Elite Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it has created the position of Vice President, Quality Operations & Regulatory Affairs and has hired industry veteran, Barbara Ellison, to fill that role. Ms. Ellison will have overall responsibility for Elite's quality and regulatory functions including the company's Quality Assurance and Compliance group and the Analytics and Quality Control group. Ms. Ellison will serve as a member of Elite's senior leadership team, reporting directly to Nasrat Hakim, Elite's President and Chief Executive Officer.

Prior to joining Elite, Ellison served as Director of Global Quality for the Cell Systems Division of Life Technologies, overseeing the quality and regulatory compliance at ten manufacturing sites worldwide and overseeing 135 people.