• Kelly McKee, MD, was named executive director of operations of public health government services for Quintiles Transnational (Research Triangle Park, North Carolina). Previously, McKee was senior director of medical and scientific services (Infectious Diseases) for Quintiles where he was responsible for providing medical support to investigative sites. Quintiles Transnational provides a broad range of professional services in drug development, financial partnering and commercialization for the biotechnology and healthcare industries.