VP - Business Operations | James Sigler

James S. Sigler is the Vice President, Business Operations, at Air Systems Technologies. Mr. Sigler has over 22 years of management experience, including 17 years in the development, manufacturing, and quality management of biological, cell therapy, and small molecule products.
Prior to joining AST, Mr. Sigler was Vice President, Manufacturing, at RenaMed Biologics, Inc.; prior to that he was Vice President, Operations and Clinical Supply for Acceleron Pharma, Inc. Mr. Sigler was also Vice President, Manufacturing for Curis, Inc., and he was divisional head of manufacturing when Genzyme Corporation sought and received regulatory approval for Carticel, an autologous cell therapy product. He also spent five years on active duty in the U.S. Navy, serving as a nuclear propulsion-trained officer on board USS Enterprise.

Mr. Sigler earned an MBA degree from Harvard Business School and a B.S. degree from Cornell University. He serves as a director of ViaCell, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIAC).