Inex Pharmaceuticals has named Timothy Ruane as senior vice-president of corporate development.

Ruane was most recently senior vice-president of business management at ILEX Oncology.

INEX (TSX:IEX) is a Canadian biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing drugs and drug delivery systems to improve the treatment of cancer.

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Mark Grambart has been appointed to lead Contech Electronics' growth and expansion initiatives as its new CEO.

Contech's co-founder and former CEO, Erik Djukastein, will assume the new role of chief innovation officer.

Grambart comes from the JM Huber Corp. of Atlanta.

Victoria-based Contech is a consumer electronics manufacturing firm specializing in pet training, pet care and wildlife-control products.

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