Month: June 2021

PDI Celebrates 10th Anniversary of its Annual Giving Event, Be The Difference® Day

Posted on by Gina Greco

Associates host initiatives to give back to local communities, where they live and work

WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ, June 23, 2021 – On Friday, June 18th, PDI, a global leader in infection prevention products and service solutions, celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Be The Difference Day, a day dedicated to giving back to its local communities. In honor of this day, members of PDI’s leadership team and associates across the organization donated their time and resources to non-profit organizations that they are passionate about and that represent the PDI mission and brand.

“Friday marked the 10th anniversary of PDI’s Be The Difference Day, which is an amazing, genuine, and heartfelt demonstration of our spirit of giving and community involvement,” said Kent Davies, President and Chief Operating Officer PDI. “This annual event formally celebrates the company’s social and community contributions and aligns our collective commitment to meaningfully give back to the areas we live in and work.”

In 2012, Rockland County, NY, proclaimed June 18th as “PDI Be the Difference®” Day in recognition of the company’s many social and economic contributions to the community and its decades of service. An event that originated locally to PDI headquarters has now expanded to all geographies and areas of the company, including its field-based and international associates. This year, over 300 PDI associates participated. Five teams were formed, focused on key areas of commitment aligned with PDI’s values and markets served— healthcare charities, children’s charities, food pantries, animal shelters, and sustainability.

Over $36,000 was raised for various non-profit organizations, inclusive of company match and proceeds from a 5K walk benefiting St. Jude’s Research Center, as well as countless donations of critical items, such as gently used clothing, non-perishable food, and pet supplies. In addition to monetary donations, teams coordinated volunteer activities to include park clean-ups, fostering shelter animals, and cooking food for people in need.

At PDI’s Orangeburg, NY, manufacturing plant, associates assembled 3,000 hygiene kits for the Rockland County, NY-based People to People and Bergen County, NJ-based Tri-Boro Food Pantry organizations. These vital kits contain eleven essential hygiene products, including the company’s Sani-Hands® Hand Sanitizers and Hygea® Bathing Cloths.

Extending the reach of PDI Be The Difference Day

What started as a local event has become global in its reach. For their first year, PDI International associates supported the annual event with donations to cancer research, The Red Cross, and child protection services. Associates also volunteered their time for homeless and animal shelters, as well as participated in community clean-ups, cared for the elderly, and cycled for an organization supporting people of all abilities.

Sister-company, Nice-Pak Products, joined the celebration and demonstrated their aligned values of giving and community engagement by encouraging associates to donate money, time or merchandise to one of several organizations local to Rockland County, including Meals on Wheels of Rockland County, Rockland County YMCA’s “Send a Kid to Camp” Campaign, Keep Rockland Beautiful, Hi-Tor Animal Care Center while supporting our shared commitment to sustainability.

“Never could we have imagined in 2012, when Rockland County proclaimed June 18th as ‘PDI Be the Difference Day,’ that the tradition would continue 10 years later and expand to have such a tremendous impact across the globe,” said Zachary T. Julius, Chief Executive Officer, PDI. “It’s an honor to have PDI’s commitment to supporting the community formally recognized. Our associates and leadership team look forward to the annual tradition of giving back, which is evident in the enormous level of support and engagement this year.”

About PDI

PDI is dedicated to leading the fight against preventable infections in healthcare, foodservice and our communities. Driven by a commitment to research, quality and service, PDI provides innovative products, educational resources, training and support to help prevent infection transmission and promote health and wellness. PDI has three divisions, PDI Healthcare, Sani Professional® and PDI Contract Manufacturing. Visit WeArePDI.com to learn more.

PDI Appoints Firas Abulaban as Vice President of Quality

Posted on by Jillian

Infection Prevention Leader Increases Quality Investments to Support Business Growth and Scalability

WOODCLIFF LAKE, NJ, June 7, 2021 — PDI, a global leader in infection prevention product and service solutions, today announced the appointment of Firas Abulaban as Vice President of Quality. Quality assurance continues to be an area of significant investment for PDI in support of the company’s accelerating growth in its current and multiple new product and service categories. Abulaban will lead PDI’s day-to-day quality operations with focus on serving its customers, improving quality systems, and designing, manufacturing, and marketing safe and effective products that meet all customer and regulatory requirements.

“On behalf of our shareholders, board, and management team, I am thrilled to welcome Firas to PDI,” said Kent Davies, President and Chief Operating Officer, PDI. “Firas’s intimate knowledge of manufacturing and quality systems for drug products, and his extensive background in continuous improvement, represent critical competencies to drive on-going success at PDI as we continue to grow and expand to meet evolving customer needs. His leadership, drive to execute, and acute focus on talent and culture will be highly additive to achieving PDI’s mission and goals.”

Abulaban is an experienced quality and operations leader, having held roles of increasing responsibility in the U.S. and internationally at Sun Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Hospira and Boehringer-Ingelheim. Most recently, Abulaban held the position of Vice President of Quality at Sun Pharmaceuticals, responsible for leading all quality assurance, quality control and quality systems for their network of facilities in India.

“Quality assurance is one of the most essential promises a company can make to its customers and the people they serve. It is an important facet of any regulated business, and particularly one like PDI that develops critical products and services built on the promise of protection,” said Abulaban. “It is an exciting time to join this rapidly growing organization, and I look forward to supporting PDI’s mission by delivering safe and effective products that reduce preventable infections and help save lives.”

PDI takes a multi-pronged approach to innovation including through organic product development, acquisitions and partnerships, and enhancements to its existing line of market-leading products and value-added services. The company has been at the forefront of infection prevention since 1977 and spearheaded the introduction of many of the industry’s most important infection prevention solutions. Today, PDI offers a full line of FDA and EPA regulated infection prevention products for healthcare, food service and community environments. In 2020, the company remained committed to supporting customer pandemic response efforts by expanding efficacy claims on its EPA regulated disinfectants against SARS-CoV-2 and by ensuring a resilient supply of its FDA regulated drug and device products for, further emphasizing its legacy of clinical leadership and trusted advice and service to its customers.

About PDI
PDI is dedicated to leading the fight against preventable infections in healthcare, foodservice and our communities. Driven by a commitment to research, quality and service, PDI provides innovative products, educational resources, training and support to help prevent infection transmission and promote health and wellness. PDI operates three customer facility business units, PDI Healthcare, Sani Professional and PDI Contract Manufacturing. Visit WeArePDI.com for more information

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