LONDON, August 7 /PRNewswire/ --

Chiltern, a leading global research organization, announced that it has appointed new staff in strategic locations to support the large growth in their Resourcing Solutions division. Maria Sanchez Garcia will lead the group in Spain, Nannette Penny is promoted within the United Kingdom, whilst Hannah King joins our United Kingdom team to focus on recruitment for the CEE region.

"I am very pleased to help in the continued growth of our Resourcing Solutions services in Spain," commented Maria Garcia Sanchez. "Spain has seen a significant increase in the demand for clinical trial related services, insourcing staff being one of them. Chiltern's Resourcing Solutions has been able to provide our clients with solutions tailored to their specific requirements, from individual secondments to complete teams which can cross a variety of functions from clinical to medical monitoring."

"I am delighted that my new position will enable me to better assist our customers in fulfilling their needs for highly qualified clinical research personnel," said Nannette Penny. "Our Resourcing Solutions division provides our sponsors with flexible solutions to accommodate their personnel requirements. We offer temporary, interim and permanent placement contracts to our sponsors in a large variety of positions. The positions can be located at the sponsor's sites, offices or field based. We are excited by recent developments in functional service provisions (FSP models) and are looking forward to developing this service line further in the coming period."

"I am happy to announce the appointments of Nannette, Hannah and Maria," said Linda Christmas, Executive Vice President, Resourcing Solutions. "Their strong background and experience will be an added asset for our customers. We have seen an increasing demand for staff within CEE, both for projects being run from our operational groups and for clients wishing to insource staff as the market matures in this area. We have also seen a large increase in demand for our hybrid and functional solutions, something Chiltern is perfectly positioned to provide, drawing on our dual strengths of operational delivery and sourcing excellent staff."

About Chiltern:

Established in 1982, Chiltern is a leading global Contract Research Organization with extensive experience conducting and staffing international Phase I to Phase IV clinical trials across a broad therapeutic range for a wide variety of clients. Chiltern employs more than 1,200 people with 23 offices across the Americas, Europe, Latin America and in India. Chiltern provides services including Early Phase, Global Clinical Development, Late Phase, Biometrics, Medical and Regulatory Affairs and Resourcing Solutions.

For More Information Contact: Catherine Lemercier Chiltern International, Inc. 2111 Palomar Airport Road Suite 200 Carlsbad CA 92011 USA Tel: +1-760-707-5025 Fax: +1-760-707-5022 Email: Catherine.Lemercier@chiltern.com Richard Baptista Chiltern International Ltd. 171 Bath Road Slough Berkshire SL1 4AA UNITED KINGDOM Tel: +44(0)1753-512-000 Fax: +44(0)1753-511-116 Email: Richard.Baptista@chiltern.com Chiltern: Understanding

LONDON, August 7 /PRNewswire/ --

Web site: http://www.chiltern.com

Catherine Lemercier of Chiltern International, Inc., +1-760-707-5025, Fax, +1-760-707-5022, Catherine.Lemercier@chiltern.com, or Richard Baptista of Chiltern International Ltd., +44(0)1753-512-000, Fax, +44(0)1753-511-116, Richard.Baptista@chiltern.com