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Tom Ross

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Tom Ross is the president and CEO of Grand River Aseptic Manufacturing (GRAM), a parenteral contract development and manufacturing organization based in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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It’s (Still) All About The Team

Tom Ross

When a successful company is growing at hyperspeed, it absolutely must hold on to the foundation on which that success was built: its people.

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