Tom Hawkeswood

Tom Hawkeswood
Senior Vice President, Global Operations

Tom Hawkeswood was appointed Senior Vice President, Global Operations and joined the Group Executive Committee in September 2025. In this role, Tom leads Catalent’s global operations, drawing on more than 25 years of leadership experience across multiple industries and contract manufacturing environments.

Tom has held a series of increasingly senior roles since joining Catalent in 2017 as Vice President and General Manager of the company’s Canadian softgel sites, following the acquisition of Accucaps Industries Limited. Most recently, he served as Group Vice President & General Manager of Pharma and Consumer Health Operations, and previously as President and Division Head of Pharma Product Delivery. Earlier, he was Vice President, Operations for the former Softgel & Oral Technologies business, overseeing regions of expanding scope and complexity.

Tom began his career with six years at a subsidiary of ThyssenKrupp and spent a decade at Accucaps Industries Limited in roles of increasing responsibility. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from Queen’s University and an MBA from the University of Windsor, both in Ontario, Canada.